The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday paraded 520 suspects in connection with acts of various offences ranging from arson, robbery, murder, rioting, malicious damage, and unlawful possession of fire arms.
The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while briefing journalists on the arrest of suspects said the arrests were made following the ENDSARS protest hijacked by hoodlums.
Addressing the press, CP Odumosu said 16 Police stations were set ablaze, 13 formations were vandalised 14 police posts were burnt and 5 vandalised.
The Police boss said “the command was able to arrest a total of five hundred and twenty (520) suspects for various offences ranging from arson, robbery, murder, rioting, malicious damage, and unlawful possession of fire arms.
One Olamilekan Ibrahim, 19, was said to be one of those who broke into a new generation bank and carted away cash and other valuables in Lekki. He was arrested with #250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand naira only) which is his own share of the loot from the banks, and a locally-made pistol.
He added that two suspects Ebere Ruben, 29 years, and Samuel Oyediran, 16 years, were arrested by the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, operatives for their involvement in burning of the BRT terminal at Berger and TVC Station in Lagos State, respectively, with left-over of some quantities of petroleum products with which they set the places ablaze.
CP Odumosu, expressed further, “In the light of the above, it is a known fact that the protest was hijacked by armed hoodlums who have been responsible for series of killings, arson and looting of many shopping outlets in the state. Thorough investigation into the cases has commenced.”
