Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force, have during a raid in some parts of the State arrested seventy-seven suspected criminals including prostitutes.

Its Chairman, Olayinka Egbeyemi said raid was carried out due to the incessant complaints by residents around Akowonjo, Egbeda, Shasha, Iyana-Ipaja, Ayobo and Abule-Oki in continuation of total eradication of criminal hideouts across the State.

Egbeyemi, a Chief Superintendent of Police said the enforcement raid was carried out on the directives of both the government and that of Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Muazu.

He said Commissioner of Police was poised at tackling current challenges and making sure that criminal elements were no longer allowed any free reign; were not given freedom of space to practice any of their criminal acts.

Egbeyemi confirmed that after the Agency conducted a thorough screening of all those raided, only twelve males and twenty-six prostitutes without proper means of identifications were left to be prosecuted, assuring the public that there was a synergy amongst all security agencies across the State and would not renege in fulfilling their primary responsibility of protecting lives and properties.

Also, the Lagos State Government has taken over the ‘Alluminium Village’ at Dopemu area of Agege over breached of security peace.

Egbeyemi hinted that the enforcement team of the Agency demolished all illegal shanties where criminal elements (Awawa cult gang) hibernate to perpetrate their nefarious activities on innocent members of the public.

The Chairman confirmed that 6 notorious members of dreadful ‘Awawa Cult Gang’ were arrested while their ring leader Tobi Akinsanya aka ‘Scorpion’ who was just released from prison was at large”

According to the Chairman “While we are still on the trail of these two prime suspect (Tobi Akinsanya) and his second in command (aka Body), we want to assure members of the public that this ‘Awawa Cult Gang’ have murdered sleep and they see no sleep anymore we shall make sure that all of them are rooted out and they face the full wrath of the Law”

He however quoted the Commissioner of Police to have warned parents to always monitor their children and wards as anyone caught formenting any trouble or engaging in any criminal activities such as selling/smoking illicit drugs, rape, cultism or robbery would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.