Police raid criminal hideouts, arrest 43 suspects in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday disclosed the arrest of 43 suspects after a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts as part of the ongoing “Operation Kosaye.” The joint operation was launched last month by the Ogun and Lagos commands in a bid to rid the two states of banditry, kidnapping, and other criminal activities. […]
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The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday disclosed the arrest of 43 suspects after a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts as part of the ongoing “Operation Kosaye.”
The joint operation was launched last month by the Ogun and Lagos commands in a bid to rid the two states of banditry, kidnapping, and other criminal activities.
The operation also involves clearing forests, hideouts, and other criminal enclaves across the vast border communities shared by Lagos and Ogun states.
In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said operatives of the command arrested 43 suspects in a fresh raid on criminal hideouts.
Babaseyi disclosed that the arrest followed credible intelligence that a notorious black spot located around Isheri-Olofin, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway opposite Kara Cattle Market, had become a haven for criminal elements involved in cult-related activities, drug abuse, prostitution, and other crimes.
“Acting swiftly on the intelligence, the Commander, SWAT, CSP Murphy, deployed operatives to execute a coordinated raid on the location.
“The latest success further underscores the effectiveness of the intelligence-led and proactive policing strategies being implemented by the Ogun State Police Command under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, to dismantle criminal networks, eliminate criminal hideouts, and enhance public safety across Ogun State,” he added.
He added that items recovered during a thorough search of the premises included substances suspected to be Indian hemp, “Loud,” and other hard drugs, 10 mobile phones, four power banks, one rechargeable hand fan, one cross-body bag containing two ATM cards and one National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits.
Babaseyi said that following a diligent investigation, all 43 suspects were charged before the court and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.
“They are being prosecuted for offences bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of the public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, living on the earnings of prostitution, and other related offences under the relevant laws of Ogun State,” he said.
With their ongoing trial, Babaseyi said the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of “Operation Kosaye” had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects charged following the latest enforcement action.
“This reflects the Command’s commitment not only to making arrests but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution of criminal offenders,” he said.
Babaseyi quoted the Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, as commending the professionalism, discipline, resilience, and operational effectiveness of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another significant milestone in the sustained implementation of Operation KOSAYE.
The CP reaffirmed that Ogun State will remain hostile terrain for criminals and warned that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves, and other black spots will continue to be identified, raided, and dismantled.