The Ogun State Police Command says it has charged to court no fewer than 76 suspects arrested during its raid and bush-combing exercise codenamed Operation KOSAYE.
DAILY POST had reported that the operation, meaning “No space” or “No chance” in English, is an initiative of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, aimed at wiping out criminal elements from Lagos and Ogun states.
It is also aimed at allaying the fears of citizens and rumours of banditry.
The joint operation and bush-combing exercise carried out across Ogun, Lagos and up to the boundary with Oyo State led to the arrest of 84 suspects, including 75 males and nine females, in June.
At about 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, another 43 suspects, comprising 28 males and 15 females, were arrested in Ogun.
The police spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Sunday told DAILY POST that after diligent investigation, the suspects were charged before the court and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.
He noted that with the prosecution of the 43 suspects arrested during the latest raid, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation KOSAYE has risen to 76.
Giving a breakdown, Babaseyi stated that 33 suspects were prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation, while an additional 43 were charged following the latest enforcement action.
The suspects are Ibrahim Lawal, 18; Abubakar Abubakar, 19; Boluwatife Adesanya, 19; Isaka Sakari, 19; Amodu Mohammed, 23; Vicent Eyinrin, 26; Noguedo Siver, 28; Jimoh Olarewaju, 32; Osama Saudeen,
