Police begin operation “Kosaye” in Ogun, Lagos, arrest 88 suspects, rescue 5 kidnapped victims

Operatives of the Ogun and Lagos Police Command person arrested 88 suspects, rescued 5 kidnapped victims and killed 4 during its cognition “Kosaye” (no chance) exercise.

The associated cognition and bush combing exercise, carried out crossed Ogun, Lagos and up to the bound Oyo State led to the apprehension of 84 suspects, 75 males and 9 females.

Addressing newsmen on Saturday at the Ogun Police grooming assemblage Iperu, the State Commissioner of police, Bode Ojajuni stated that the cognition is an inaugural of the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, aimed astatine wiping retired transgression elements from the states.

Ojajuni stated that during the operation, 5 victims who were kidnapped on Ore–Ogbere  road on Thursday were rescued.

He noted that during the rescue operation, 4 kidnappers were killed and different 4 were arrested.

Ojajuni said, “We formally motorboat cognition “Kosaye” successful Lagos and Ogun state. Operation “Kosaye” means determination is nary abstraction for criminality and criminals. It is an thought and inaugural of the Inspector General of Police and lightly supported and sponsored by the governors of Lagos and Ogun State.

“The purpose of this cognition is to hitch retired banditry if astatine each it exists successful the 2 states and besides to wide the bushes successful the states. It is besides to hitch retired different transgression elements. We are present to state the fears of the citizens and rumors of banditry. We ar...