The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa and other officers of the Command have visited the robbery hotspots at the Orile Iganmu along the Lagos-Badagry expressway, in reaction reports that the area is becoming the den of robbers.
The Lagos State Police Command, Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via Twitter with the pictures of the CP and his men.
Reports had revealed how criminal elements had occupied the roads at Doyin, Orile Iganmu, turning into a hot spot for traffic robbery, leaving commuters distressed.
It was also gathered that this was due to the incessant activities of miscreants taking advantage of the situation.
Some of the residents of the area while speaking with journalists narrated their ordeal in the hand of the criminals operating on the highway, noting that the road, for over four months, has remained in a dilapidated condition, with little or no progress made by the state government towards renovating it.
“They parade the long stretch of the road from Doyin bus stop to the top of the bridge in groups of 10s and 20s and descend heavily on motorists in the traffic build-up. The only people they don’t attack are truck drivers, but they always warn them not to intervene whenever they are carrying out their operations, else they will start attacking them also,” a source said.
While reacting, Hundeyin tweeted, “BOOTS ON THE GROUND: @LagosPoliceNG CP Idowu Owohunwa and his operations officers visit trouble spots at Orile along Lagos-Badagry Expressway where there have been recent reports of robberies and other vices. Keeping Lagos State safe and secure remain our priority.”
