They’ve murdered sleep; will sleep no more—
Owoseni
By Evelyn Usman & Olasunkanmi Akoni
lagos—Thirteen suspected kidnappers have
been arrested by the Lagos State Police
Command in connection with the recent killing
of four policemen, an Army Captain and two
residents, at Yewa, Ishawo communities in
Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The command has also begun demolition of
shanties within the creeks, which served as
haven for criminal activities.
A combined team of policemen from the
Marine Police, Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
SARS, Anti-kidnapping Squad and Mobile
Squad, yesterday, took the war against
criminality into the creeks, where perpetrators
of the Ishawo mayhem were still taking cover.
Vanguard gathered that on sighting the police
teams, with two surveillance helicopters
hovering in the air, some kidnappers fled in
their speed boats farther into the creeks.
Security operatives in the creek
On demolition
Lagos State Police Command boss, Fatai
Owoseni, who visited the area yesterday to
inspect the joint operation in the company of
the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, RRS,
Tunji Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of
Police, other squad leaders and the Chief
Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor,
Mr. Habib Aruna, revealed that the demolition
exercise had been on for a week.
He said: “Following the attack that occurred at
Ishawo, where we lost four of our policemen
and an Army Captain, we have deployed
operatives in the waters. What you have seen
now is for us to appraise what we have been
doing for the past one week.
“So far, 13 persons have been arrested. We
are interrogating them and they are making
useful statements, which are helping us in our
investigation.
“We have got some evidential value from
them, which has at least made us to know
who we are looking for.
“Earlier this morning, they were able to get to
the camps of these criminal elements, where
they saw some of them cooking. But they fled
immediately they saw the combined team. The
destruction of the camps is still ongoing and
the officers are right inside the creeks.
“We are making progress, as helicopter
surveillance is also supporting all we are
doing. We want to assure members of the
public around this axis that government, as
well as security agents, are ready to ensure
that an end is put to the madness of these
criminal elements.
“One of the kidnappers was shot dead by the
Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector-
General of Police. These people have
murdered sleep and they will not sleep; we will
make sure that all of them are rooted out and
be made to face the full wrath of the law.”
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