Some of the suspects. Photo:LNSA
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency has arrested 279 suspected criminals during a statewide operation targeting blackspots, criminal hideouts and shanties across the state.
The General Manager of the agency, Prince Ifalade Oyekan, disclosed this on Monday while parading the suspects at the agency’s headquarters in Bolade, Oshodi, according to a statement on the agency’s Facebook page.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the operation was carried out from the late hours of Sunday through Monday as part of the Lagos State Government’s sustained efforts to rid the state of criminal elements and maintain law and order.
According to Oyekan, the exercise was intelligence-driven, leveraging the agency’s network of community informants and operatives to identify black spots and criminal hideouts in various parts of the state.
