720 suspects arrested from ‘black spots’

By Precious Igbonwelundu 

Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said it arrested 720 suspects during simultaneous raids on black spots across the 14 area commands in the state.

back link building services=0></a></div><p>A statement by the spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the raids were done about 7am on Sunday. Items recovered included substances suspected to be cocaine, marijuana, locally-made guns with live cartridges, charms and items suspected to have been looted during the #EndSARS protests.</p><p>Adejobi said the arrests and recoveries followed the re-launch of the command’s anti-crime strategies. He added that areas covered were identified black spots, reasonably believed to be harbouring criminals and hoodlums.</p><h1>Read Also: <a href=https://thenationonlineng.net/police-arrest-22-year-old-with-robbery-suspects-who-tried-setting-victim-ablaze/ target=_blank rel=Police arrest 22-year-old with robbery suspects who tried setting victim ablaze

The statement reads: “720 suspects were arrested, and incriminating items, including locally-made guns and life cartridges, charms, weed suspected to be Indian hemp, substances suspected to be cocaine and some items suspected to have been looted during #EndSARS violence, were recovered from them.