The Nigeria Police Force in Ogun and Lagos states on Friday launched Operation Kosaye, a joint security initiative targeted at addressing insecurity challenges across the two states.
Speaking during the launch on Saturday at the Police Training School, Iperu-Remo, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, alongside his Lagos State counterpart, Fatai Tijani, said the operation had led to the rescue of five kidnapped victims, the killing of four suspected kidnappers, and the arrest of 88 criminal suspects across both states.
Recovered ammunitions and paraded suspects nabbed
Ojajuni said the operation was initiated by the Inspector-General of Police, with the support of the Lagos and Ogun State governments, to rid the two states of kidnappers and other violent criminals.
He explained that “Kosaye,” a Yoruba expression, means “there is no hiding place for criminals,” adding that the operation was designed to clear forests, criminal hideouts, and border communities used as safe havens by kidnappers.
