Police arrest 62 armed robbers, others in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command said it arrested 62 suspected armed robbers, among others who were involved in different crimes.
Adekunle Ajisebutu, the spokesperson for the police command, stated this as part of the crime statistics recorded in the state between January 24 and March 1.
Ajisebutu also said 60 alleged murderers, 104 suspected cultists, 12 alleged rapists were apprehended during the period.
Moreover, he said the command equally foiled 16 armed robbery attempts.
He attributed the feat to proactive strategies by the police and the reinvigorated security architecture in the state.
Ajisebutu added that 50 of the 62 robbery suspects and 98 suspected cultists had been charged to court.
He said the police recovered 15 stolen vehicles, 27 arms, 83 ammunition and 10 other dangerous weapons.
“The command has been unrelenting in its efforts to curb the excesses of reckless drivers in the state and as such different operations either separately or jointly carried out by the command’s operations department, taskforce, area commands and divisions resulting in the arrest of 19 drivers for driving against traffic, ” he said.
