The Police in Lagos foiled a total of 233 robbery incidents between November 2017 and September 2018.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, while speaking at the 12th Town Hall Meeting on Security organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, LSSTF.
According to him, 701 arms and ammunitions were recovered, with nine kidnappers and 669 cultists arrested in various parts of the state within the same period of time.
Edgal also disclosed that 290 armed robbers were arrested while 15 died during encounters with the police. Also, a total of 186 murder cases and 43 suicide/attempted suicide cases were recorded in the period under review.
One police officer was lost during the period.
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The CP thanked the governor of the state Akinwunmi Ambode for his huge investment and commitment to security of lives and property in the state, saying the achievements recorded by the command were largely due to the support of the state government.
He disclosed that the governor recently approved the procurement of six additional gunboats to effectively police the waterways, among other interventions by the state government.
