Crime

Surveillance Operations: How Police arrested 8 for criminal activities in Harmony Estate, Lagos

Published by Fakinlede Tope John on March 2nd, 2024.

Surveillance Operations: How Police arrested 8 for criminal activities in Harmony Estate, Lagos

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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from Area P, Alagbado, on Thursday, conducted extensive surveillance in Harmony Estate, located in Aboru, Lagos State.

This came as a result of repeatedsuspec complaints from residents regarding the disruptive activities of young men gathering at the entrance of the estate for gambling, selling or smoking hard drugs, as well as harassing and impeding the free movement of residents. Additionally, there have been reports of these individuals extorting passers-by.

This was made known in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, via its X handle on Friday, March 1.

Part of the statement reads: “Following repeated complaints from residents of Harmony Estate, Aboru, Lagos about the activities of young men in the habit of converging around the entrance of the estate at morning and night gambling, selling/smoking hard drugs, harassing/hindering free movement of residents and extorting passers-by, operatives of the Command drawn from Area P, Alagbado carried out a thorough surveillance of the area and subsequently stormed the area at about 0800 hours on Thursday, February 29, 2024, to arrest the miscreants.

A total of eight suspects were arrested with substances, suspected to be hard drugs, resulting in the blockage of road by other miscreants who demanded the release of their cohorts before the Police could leave the vicinity. The miscreants equally assaulted the officers, who, however, called for and received reinforcement, enabling them to successfully move the suspects and exhibits to the station.”