Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni |
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, says he receives about four robbery alerts on his Twitter handle every day.
Owoseni, who disclosed this at a press
briefing at the Lagos command headquarters, on Tuesday, added that the
police had arrested 144 suspects as a result of constant raids of
bridges and other hideouts of the hoodlums.
He said, “One of the areas where the
government has challenges is the issue of traffic robbery. We will not
shy away from the fact that we have had pockets of robbery in traffic in
recent times.
“In a day, I receive about four tweets
of traffic robbery. I monitor this personally and I give directions and
instructions immediately. When I newly came to Lagos, I used to receive
about 10 robbery tweets in a day. It is improving now, and it will
continue to improve.
“We made arrests in Oworonshoki,
Apongbon and Onikan areas last week and there were about 144 suspects.
Items recovered from the hoodlums include charms, machetes, locally-made
guns and valuables of victims.
“The most recent traffic robbery
recorded was carried out by someone selling snacks on the road. So, the
message is that motorists should be careful when patronising street
traders.”
Owoseni, who noted that the police ban
on motorcycles in the state, was still in place, said the use of
fireworks during the coming festive periods had also been prohibited.
He said, “Our enforcement on the ban on
commercial motorcycles is ongoing. The challenge with Lagos is that
about 500 new motorcycles enter our roads every day. But the police have
not stopped enforcing this law.
“We will also start to enforce the law
that states that anyone carrying any object defined by the law as a
weapon is arrested and charged to court. Therefore, members of the
public must be careful.
“As the end of the year draws near, the
police reiterate that there will be no use of fireworks, bangers and
items that sound like explosives in any part of the state. They are all
prohibited.”
(c) Punch
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