LUCKY LAWAL
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has decided to go tough with social miscreants in Lagos State and has launched a Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants.
The team is tasked with the responsibility of dislodging social miscreants such as “One million boys”, “, No salary boys”, Awawa boys etc, who are responsible for series of violent crimes and attacks in different communities and neighbourhoods in the State.
These suspected miscreants also engage in traffic robberies, assaults, murder and sexual assaults.
According to the report by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, the operations are mostly Intelligence driven, collating actionable information about the activities of such miscreants, their membership and hideouts and taking the battle to their doorsteps.
He said, “Members of the Operation were drawn from different units of the Command such as Tactical Units, State Intelligence Bureau, Operations Department and State Criminal Investigation Department with ACP Odubona Oludotun, AC Operations as its Chairman.
According to the CP, the recent destroying and vandalization of some vehicles and properties of innocent citizens without care by miscreant in Ijegun, Itire, Isheri and its environs have prompted the establishment of the Task Team.
About 11 suspects were initially arrested and charged to Court. Items recovered from them were, two locally made pistols, eleven axes, 9 cutlasses, 4 daggers and charms.About 50 suspects arrested during the fracas are in custody and are being profiled. The Commissioner of Police uses this medium to send a strong warning to members of such violent gangs that the Command will pursue them, subdue them and bring them to justice. He therefore advised parents to monitor the activities of their children.
According to CP Odumosu, “the onslaught will be sustained until sanity is restored to our streets and neighbourhoods.