The new assistant inspector-general of police (AIG), Zone 2 , Ali Mohammed, has warned criminals especially land speculators in Lagos and Ogun states, to steer clear of the areas or face the full wrath of the law.
Mohammed who dangled the axe in Lagos while speaking with journalists promised the criminals “hell” if they refused to quit the two states under his jurisdiction.
He promised to arrest and prosecute individuals no matter how highly placed that get involved in cases of armed robbery, land grabbing, kidnapping and other crminal activities to serve as a deterrent to others.
The AIG also hinted that all pending cases of criminality and petitions will be treated with dispatch in order to ensure that criminals and their sponsors are brought to book.
He said the oppressive of the command are constantly on patrol adding, that members of the public should also assist the police through credible information that can lead to arrest of criminals and by extension rid Ogun and Lagos state of criminal elements.
Mohammed called on traditional rulers in the two states to enlighten their subjects especially on land matters so as to avert loss of lives and properties associated with it.
He said that people who give information that could lead to arrest of criminals will be adequately protected and compensated.
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