The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested 53 suspected cultists and a traffic robber for their involvement in violent crimes in different parts of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Sunday that the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants, constituted by the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, arrested the suspects for engaging in traffic robberies, murder and sexual assaults.
He stated that the operation of the special force was to collate actionable information on the activities of miscreants, adding that members of the team were drawn from tactical units, the State Intelligence Bureau, Operations Department and the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
The operation of the special force is being coordinated by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Odubona Oludotun. Punch