Fear of terrorism in Lagos, police arrest 600

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

THE Lagos State Police Command on Thursday began a general raid on criminals’ hideouts in Lagos.
The raid, which spilled over to Friday, resulted in the arrest of about 600 suspects who were taken to the premises of the Lagos State Police Command for screening.
Many of them, including Nigerien and Beninoise nationals who were found to be law abiding were released immediately.
The National Coordinator Arewa United and National Vice Chairman Arewa Youth Development Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Ado Shuaibu Dansulu, commended the police for the exercise, saying it is good for the nation’s security.
He said nobody is happy about what is happening in the country, adding: “Even in the Sunday motor park bombing in Kano, majority of the victims were Hausa people who wanted to go to Lagos from Kano on business on that fateful day.
He called on the Federal Government to grant amnesty to those who are clamouring for it so that it would be in a position to challenge anybody who makes trouble thereafter.
“Two of my friends, children died in the bus bombing while two others sustained injuries,” he said.
Commenting on the raid, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, said it was a normal general raid on criminal hideouts for crime prevention, adding that it had nothing to do with the Boko Haram issue.
“It involves all the police divisional areas in Lagos State,” he said.

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