Friday, July 5, 2024 - The Lagos state police command has confirmed reports of foiling a kidnap incident in the Mushin area of the state on Thursday, July 4.
In a statement released, the
spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the command got
intelligence that the notorious gang responsible for the kidnap of prominent
people in the state were planning to strike. He said the command acted on time
and was able to foil their plans. R
Read the statement below
‘’The Lagos State Police Command under the
stewardship of CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni recorded a major breakthrough yesterday,
Thursday, July 4, 2024. Our intelligence-gathering assets yielded very credible
and actionable intelligence about a dangerous and very notorious gang of
kidnappers planning to kidnap some high net-worth individuals in Lagos.
Upon
receipt of this intelligence about two weeks ago, CP Fayoade directed the
Command’s tactical teams to commence work on it. They followed up closely,
monitored dutifully and were able to determine that the gang was going to
strike yesterday in Ladipo area of Lagos State. With the benefit of this
information, we were able to proactively prepare for them and more or less laid
an ambush for them.
The kidnappers who were caught
unawares would not give up easily as they engaged the police officers in a
shoot-out. They of course bowed to the superior fire power of the police. Nine
of them were neutralized while two escaped with gunshot injuries. Four AK-47
rifles, four locally-made semiautomatic pistols, nine AK47 magazines, three
walkie-talkies, one POS machine and a loud speaker were recovered from them.
Also recovered are their two operational vehicles: one black Toyota 4Runner and
a blue Lexus RX350. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing to arrest the fleeing
suspects.
It is worthy of note that the Command
had been on the trail of this gang for the past eight months for their numerous
kidnapping of wealthy individuals in Isolo, Okota, Ejigbo and Ladipo areas of
Lagos State. We are proud to declare that their reign of terror has effectively
come to an end.
This breakthrough is in addition to
several other breakthroughs we have made in recent times in identifying and
apprehending gangs of kidnappers and armed robbers while planning their crimes.
Many of these were not made public so as to protect the identity of members of
the public that made the information available.
We urge everyone including medical practitioners to be on the lookout for anyone with gunshot injuries and promptly inform the nearest police station or call any of our emergency numbers if they come across any. We also use this medium to call on other well meaning Lagosians not to hesitate in giving us information when they suspect anything amiss around them to enable us act appropriately and swiftly. On our part, we promise to continue to prioritize their safety and security.''
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