The Lagos State Police Command says it has recorded some breakthroughs in its ongoing crackdown on armed robbery, cultism, and illegal possession of firearms across the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja.
He noted that coordinated operations by officers had led to multiple arrests and the recovery of sophisticated weapons.
In one of the operations, Tijani said that operatives apprehended a 20-year-old suspect linked to a robbery case, who was transferred from the Oke-Odo Division.
“A fabricated Beretta pistol and an operational motorcycle allegedly used by a robbery gang operating around the Ipaja axis were recovered.
“The suspect confessed to participating in a three-man robbery operation, while efforts are ongoing to arrest fleeing accomplices in the Ipaja area,” he said.
Tijani added that in another case on June 22, three suspects were apprehended in connection
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