Joy Anyim
Three persons have been feared killed in Lagos, following a gang war on Lagos Island that has lingered for one week.
The Nigerian Xpress reports that the most recent killing happened on Sunday night after the notorious Agarawu boys shot a youngster simply identified as ‘Tiroo’ at Itafaji.
While many are said to have been injured, traders and residents are said to be living in fear since the fracas started.
In response to the incident, the Lagos State Police Command has said 58 miscreants, unleashing mayhem at Agarawu, Ita Faaji, Igbosere and other areas of Lagos Island, have been arrested.
According to a statement by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Task Force, Police Mobile Force, Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps and other local security outfits had been drafted to the area.
Adejobi said: “ The miscreants and gangsters in the areas have severally attacked and damaged peoples properties while some allegedly lost their lives to their various criminal activities.
“ The Commissioner of Police (CP) Hakeem Odumosu, has deemed it necessary and imperative to raise a formidable team to carry out sting operations on the island to restore normalcy to the affected areas. ”
He stated that the operatives will be supervised by the Area Commander, Area A, Lion Building, Bode Ojajuni, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).
The identities of some of the suspects were given as: Sikiru Kareem, Kamal Olatoyinbo, Sulaimon Alaga, Musa Alidu, Amadu Chidi, Abass Saliu, Gafar Ambali, Oriyomi Adeyemi, Suleiman Sale, and Ojo Junior.
The spokesperson added that the Commissioner of Police has directed the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Yaba for proper investigation and prosecution.
Adejobi said: “ He also warned and assured that the command will not relent on its oars in making sure that the Lagos Island and the state generally are free of gangsterism, hooliganism and crimes. ”