Lagos Commissioner of Police CP Fayoade Adegoke has said that no fewer than 2,329 suspects were arrested in Lagos during his 100 days in office.
While reeling out his achievements on Wednesday, the police boss paraded suspected cultists, armed robbers, kidnappers among others before newsmen at the Police Officers’ Mess, in Ikeja.
2,329 suspected criminals were arrested – Police
The police boss informed that many suspects were arrested at different black spots in Lagos, stating that 2,253 of those raided were prosecuted, while others are currently being processed for prosecution.
Suspects includes cultists, armed robbers, kidnappers -Police
He added that in the past month, the State Police Command arrested 64 suspects, including armed robbery, cultism, unlawful possession of firearms and unlawful possession of illicit drugs.
According to CP Fayoade, “We recovered a total of 20 firearms, including four toy guns, 120 rounds of toy ammunitions, 28 live ammunitions, 15 live cartridges, three expended cartridges, four vehicles, seven POS machines, cutlasses, illicit drugs and various charms.”
Police impounds over 4,000 motor bikes
“A total of 4,502 motorcycles have so far been impounded on banned routes and have been handed over to the State Government for crushing. Suspects are to be charged to court after investigation.”
The Police boss said that in the last 100 days, he piloted the affairs of the Lagos State Police Command with all sense of professionalism, charging his men to be up and doing and not sparing the big stick on officers found wanting.
Fayoade said that the security architecture of the Command was rejigged with township patrol, paying special attention to high-risk areas, especially at peak periods, which he stressed has helped to reduce traffic robberies.
He commended the media and sisters security agencies for their support within the period, calling for more collaboration.
The Commissioner said that the Command was committed to the security of lives and properties in Lagos State, stressing the waterways were being policed in collaboration with the Navy and JTF.
“We shall be engaging with the community to build trust, gather information and collaborate on addressing safety concerns.
“We shall also leverage on technology integration, using modern technology like surveillance, GPS tracking and data analytics for better monitoring and response,” the CP said.
He added that 56 suspects, arms, ammunition, substance suspected to be weeds, and charms were paraded physically.
