Sanwo-Olu Arrests Suspected Criminals In Ojota

…Taskforce Strike Force Impounds 105 Motorcycles
….Says No Room For Criminals In Lagos

The war against criminality in Lagos State has gone a notch
higher as the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, personally
arrested a gang of suspected criminals, which specialises in
harassing motorists and road users in traffic.

The gang of suspected criminals met their waterloo Monday
morning while attempting to unleash terror on a motorist around
Ojota in-bound Alausa. Help however came for the motorist as
Governor Sanwo-Olu’s convoy approached the scene to rescue him from
the three machete-wielding criminals who were at the time, trying
to forcefully drag him out of his vehicle.

The security personnel attached to the Governor swooped on the
suspects, retrieved the dangerous weapons from them and arrested
the three of them.

It would be recalled that Governor Sanwo-Olu while handing over
security equipment purchased by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund
(LSSTF) to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, for
the use of Lagos Police Command, on Thursday June 10, said there
would be no hiding place for criminals in the State.

“We are determined to stabilize the security situation in Lagos
State, as our own contribution towards lasting national security.
Let me also use this opportunity to sound a note of warning to all
criminals who are operating in Lagos State or planning to operate
here; all armed robbers, kidnappers, cultists, bandits, and other
criminals, we will leave no stone unturned in making this State
inhospitable to you. We will find you, wherever you may be lurking
and we will bring the full weight of the law on you,” Governor
Sanwo-Olu declared.

The brand new crime-fighting equipment donated to the Lagos State
Police Command were; 150 Double Cabin Vehicles, 30 Saloon Patrol
Vehicles, 1,000 Ballistic Vests; 1,000 Ballistic Helmets, 1,000
Handheld Police Radios/Walkie-Talkies, 100 Security Patrol Bikes;
two Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), four High Capacity Troop
Carriers and two Anti-Riot Water Cannon Vehicles.

Governor Sanwo-Olu stated after his security personnel arrested
the three machete-wielding criminals that the exercise was a
warning signal to other criminal elements and prospective traffic
robbers in Lagos that there is no hiding place for criminality in
Lagos State.

Also on Monday, the Strike Squad of the Lagos State Taskforce
carried out a massive raid on motorcycle (okada) riders at Second
rainbow and Toyota Bus Stop along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.

During the raid, which lasted for some hours, a total of 105
motorcycles were impounded. Prior to Monday’s raid, a total of 201
motorcycles were impounded last week.

What Sanwo-Olu Government Needs to Do More

Not a few Lagos residents considered what Sanwo-Olu did as
chivalrous. However, since he cannot personally be everywhere, here
are what he needs to do to secure Lagosian in traffic and
elsewhere.

*More cops on motorbikes should be deployed to patrol Lagos
roads. They can be made to operate on shifts so that there will not
be room for these desperados who take advantage of the night to
attack motorists in passengers.

*Policemen used to stand at half a kilometre distances from one
another on Third Mainland and other major bridges in Lagos. The gun
bearing sentries were inter visible to one another. They were
threats to robbers on the bridges, who might want to take advantage
of traffic snarls.

*More CCTV cameras need to be installed in every nook and cranny
of Lagos. In some areas of Alausa, these gadgets have, one time or
the other, caught people who beat traffic light or people whose
vehicle documents had expired. The culprits received notices of
fine.

So, beyond tax or revenue generation, the cameras should cover
everywhere. So, if “Big Brother is watching..,” criminals will be
kept at bay.

*Lagos should, through necessary legislation and negotiations
with the Police, make personnel of Neighbourhood Watch to carry
guns. With that, they will complement efforts of Nigerian cops.

…Taskforce Strike Force Impounds 105 Motorcycles
….Says No Room For Criminals In Lagos

The war against criminality in Lagos State has gone a notch
higher as the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, personally
arrested a gang of suspected criminals, which specialises in
harassing motorists and road users in traffic.

The gang of suspected criminals met their waterloo Monday
morning while attempting to unleash terror on a motorist around
Ojota in-bound Alausa. Help however came for the motorist as
Governor Sanwo-Olu’s convoy approached the scene to rescue him from
the three machete-wielding criminals who were at the time, trying
to forcefully drag him out of his vehicle.

The security personnel attached to the Governor swooped on the
suspects, retrieved the dangerous weapons from them and arrested
the three of them.

It would be recalled that Governor Sanwo-Olu while handing over
security equipment purchased by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund
(LSSTF) to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, for
the use of Lagos Police Command, on Thursday June 10, said there
would be no hiding place for criminals in the State.

“We are determined to stabilize the security situation in Lagos
State, as our own contribution towards lasting national security.
Let me also use this opportunity to sound a note of warning to all
criminals who are operating in Lagos State or planning to operate
here; all armed robbers, kidnappers, cultists, bandits, and other
criminals, we will leave no stone unturned in making this State
inhospitable to you. We will find you, wherever you may be lurking
and we will bring the full weight of the law on you,” Governor
Sanwo-Olu declared.

The brand new crime-fighting equipment donated to the Lagos State
Police Command were; 150 Double Cabin Vehicles, 30 Saloon Patrol
Vehicles, 1,000 Ballistic Vests; 1,000 Ballistic Helmets, 1,000
Handheld Police Radios/Walkie-Talkies, 100 Security Patrol Bikes;
two Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), four High Capacity Troop
Carriers and two Anti-Riot Water Cannon Vehicles.

Governor Sanwo-Olu stated after his security personnel arrested
the three machete-wielding criminals that the exercise was a
warning signal to other criminal elements and prospective traffic
robbers in Lagos that there is no hiding place for criminality in
Lagos State.

Also on Monday, the Strike Squad of the Lagos State Taskforce
carried out a massive raid on motorcycle (okada) riders at Second
rainbow and Toyota Bus Stop along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.

During the raid, which lasted for some hours, a total of 105
motorcycles were impounded. Prior to Monday’s raid, a total of 201
motorcycles were impounded last week.

What Sanwo-Olu Government Needs to Do More

Not a few Lagos residents considered what Sanwo-Olu did as
chivalrous. However, since he cannot personally be everywhere, here
are what he needs to do to secure Lagosian in traffic and
elsewhere.

*More cops on motorbikes should be deployed to patrol Lagos
roads. They can be made to operate on shifts so that there will not
be room for these desperados who take advantage of the night to
attack motorists in passengers.

*Policemen used to stand at half a kilometre distances from one
another on Third Mainland and other major bridges in Lagos. The gun
bearing sentries were inter visible to one another. They were
threats to robbers on the bridges, who might want to take advantage
of traffic snarls.

*More CCTV cameras need to be installed in every nook and cranny
of Lagos. In some areas of Alausa, these gadgets have, one time or
the other, caught people who beat traffic light or people whose
vehicle documents had expired. The culprits received notices of
fine.

So, beyond tax or revenue generation, the cameras should cover
everywhere. So, if “Big Brother is watching..,” criminals will be
kept at bay.

*Lagos should, through necessary legislation and negotiations
with the Police, make personnel of Neighbourhood Watch to carry
guns. With that, they will complement efforts of Nigerian cops.