Operatives of the Ogun and Lagos police commands have arrested 88 suspects, rescued five kidnapped victims and killed four kidnappers in the course of the \u2018Operation Kosaye\u2019 (no chance) exercise.
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.
Addressing newsmen on Saturday at the Ogun Police Training College, Iperu, the State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni stated that the operation is an initiative of the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, aimed at wiping out criminal elements from the two states.
Ojajuni stated that during the operation, five victims who were kidnapped along Ore\u2013Ogbere road on Thursday were rescued.
He noted that during the rescue operation, four kidnappers were killed and another four were arrested.
Ojajuni said, \u201cWe formally launch \u2018Operation Kosaye\u2019 in Lagos and Ogun states. Operation \u201cKosaye\u201d means there is no space for criminality and criminals. It is an idea and initiative of the Inspector General of Police and highly supported and sponsored by the governors of Lagos and Ogun states.
\u201cThe aim of this operation is to wipe out banditry if at all it exists in the two states and also to clear the bushes in the states. It is also to wipe out other criminal elements. We are here to allay the fears of the citizens and rumors of banditry. We are free of bandits or kidnappers, both in Lagos \u2013 no single Nigerian is in their hands.
\u201cWe have cleared the bushes right from Ikeja down to Kara Bridge, to Redeem Camp, Iseri corridor. We have moved to Owode Egba axis down to Ogere, we have extended to Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu Ode, J4 at the fringe of Ondo State boundary.
\u201cWe equally cleared Epe, Ikorodu, Ogijo and others. We cleared shanties, criminals hideouts and we made arrests. While the operation was going on, there was a security breach along J3, J4 corridor at the fringe of Benin-Sagamu Express.
\u201cIt may gladden your mind to know that on the marching order of the Inspector General of Police, Operation Kosaye moved in and rescued five victims and in the course of the operation we neutralized four kidnappers, arrested another four aside the 84 other suspects that were arrested across Lagos and Ogun stretches.\u201d
Items recovered during the operation include arms and ammunition, battle axes, cutlasses, Ak47, pump action, assault rifles, english pistols, locally-made pistols, phones among others.
The Ogun CP called for calm, urging residents not to panic, adding that once they see anyone with gunshot wounds they should inform the police immediately.
Also speaking, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, allayed fears of banditry in the states, nothing that all bushes have been combed and searched thoroughly.
Fatai reiterated the Force\u2019s commitment to the safety and security of citizens, noting that the exercise will continue and be replicated across other states.
\u201cTo further clear the doubt of people who have been carrying rumour that bandits have taken over Ogun State and have infiltrated into Lagos State, this is to further clear their doubts that all the bushes have been combed both within Lagos and Ogun.
\u201cMost of the bushes we know, they are thick bushes and they have been searched thoroughly. Apart from that, it\u2019s a continuous exercise, it will continue as long as it can stay. We want to assure the people of Lagos and Ogun that the IGP is not resting on his oars.
\u201cHe is quite familiar with the terrain and has given a marching order and I want to appreciate the governors of Lagos and Ogun who have largely supported and keyed into the initiative,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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