Police arrest 234 robbers, 343 cultists, 91 for murder in Lagos

Etim Effiong

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has said that 234 armed robbery, 343 cult, and 91 murder suspects were arrested in Lagos between January and March 2021.

Speaking during a news conference at Ikeja, Odumosu added that 235 arms and 265 ammunition were recovered from the hoodlums during the period in the state.

The CP noted that 75 armed robbery operations were foiled within the period and 232 stolen vehicles recovered in Lagos in the first quarter of 2021.

According to him, 91 rape and defilement cases were reported to the command, while 127 gender-based cases were also reported.

Odumosu stated that the command raided and arrested 1,592 suspected hoodlums in the first quarter of 2021, while 532 motorists were arrested for traffic offences within the same period.

He mentioned that the command also seized 2,953 okadas for violating traffic law, 103 fatal accidents were recorded within the period.

The CP said 82 vehicles were impounded for driving against the flow of traffic, while 509 vehicles were also impounded for violating COVID-19 curfew.

As for those who broke the COVID-19 protocols, Odumosu said 22 clubs and bars were raided during the period and 997 suspects arrested for violating COVID-19 protocols. He added that 184 motorcycles and 10 tricycles were recovered.

Odumosu explained that 3,258 cases were charged by the police within the quarter, with 1,107 people convicted and fined.

He said: “Within the period under review, January-mid March, 2021, the command has harnessed all resources within its reach and instituted proactive strategies to enforce laws and orders in all areas which include traffic, criminal and health related issues, especially COVID-19 protocols in the state.

“It is not out of point to also state that the efforts of the command have paid off in suppressing various criminal activities as well as traffic lawlessness by recalcitrant drivers, motorcyclists and hoodlums who have been causing mayhem and engaging in other criminal acts like cultism, armed robbery, land grabbing, gangsterism, hooliganism, sexual abuses and domestic violence.”