The Police
in Lagos have arrested 93 suspected hoodlums at Oshodi on Wednesday as
it continued with its raid of criminal hideouts in the metropolis.
A
statement by the state command of the Nigeria Police Force said on
Thursday that the suspects were arrested by its Rapid Respond Squad.
The statement quoted the RRS Commander, ACP Olatunji Disu, as saying that they were arrested at about 1am.
“A special
team of crack police detectives and a team of RRS Decoy operatives
raided Oshodi and the surroundings under the bridge.
“Information
at our disposal revealed that some miscreants are in the habit of
robbing, snatching handsets and valuables from innocent citizens at
night and day time.
“In the
process, 93 suspects were apprehended. The miscreants consist of 23
juveniles, all of them males, 67 adults who had their abode under the
bridge and 3 underage girls.
“The
miscreants were found playing cards, smoking, while some were sleeping.
They were all arrested and transferred to RRS office for
interrogation,” it said.
The
statement said that on arrival at the Taskforce office, Alausa, they
were rigorously screened and 20 were able to substantiate their mission
at the point of arrest and means of livelihood and were released.
“Thirty-nine
who could neither convince the police nor give satisfactory account of
themselves were handed over to the Taskforce for necessary action.
“In the
spirit of fundamental human rights, the ministries of women affairs and
education were invited to take custody of the 23 juveniles.
“Others have been transferred to the Lagos State Police Command for further investigation,” it said.
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