The Lagos State Government destroyed/burnt weeds suspected to be Indian hemp worth
millions of naira recovered from arrested miscreants and hoodlums during the fracas at
Mushin recently.
The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force SP Olayinka Egbeyemi with the enforcement
team of the Agency destroyed/burnt these illegal drugs, codeine, Indian hemp and other
outlawed drugs at Olusosun Dump Site in compliance with the order of Magistrate Tosin
Ojuromi of the Lagos State Mobile Court at Oshodi.
SP Egbeyemi disclosed that Magistrate Tosin Ojuromi recently gave the 'Court Order'
after the prosecution of 36 miscreants and hoodlums arrested during the fracas between
Alamutu and Akala-Elegba boys at Idi-oro where innocent citizens were killed and injured
with properties worth several millions damaged.
However, in order to make the entire Mushin area more secured for both businesses and
residential, the operatives of the Agency led by SP Olayinka Egbeyemi again over the
weekend arrested another 115 miscreants and hoodlums during an over-night operations
carried out around Fadeyi, Akala and Idi-oro area of Mushin.
These newly arrested 115 miscreants and hoodlums consists of 113 males and 2 females.
Meanwhile, during preliminary investigation carried out by the Agency, one of these newly
arrested 115 miscreants and hoodlums 'Lanre Olowojobi (a.k.a Pumpy) was a notorious
criminals who have killed and raped innocent members of the public around Mushin area.
Lanre Olowojobi (37yrs) from 'Ipoti' in Ekiti State made a recorded confessional
statement that since the fracas started dated back to January 29, 2010 he had killed with
guns and injured several people with dangerous weapons
He disclosed that 'Pump Action' guns and other dangerous weapons being used during
any fracas around Idi-oro, Fadeyi, Akala area of Mushin were in the custody of thier
group leader one 'Toba Ajiboye' who is currently the Chairman of the NURTW Obalende
Unit, Mushin.
While the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr. Fatai Owoseni directed that all these
newly arrested 115 miscreants and hoodlums be charged to court, he ordered that Lanre
Olowojobi (a.k.a Pumpy) who made a volunteered confessional statements be immediately
transferred to State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos for further
investigations.
They were arraigned under Magistrate Lateef Owolabi of the Lagos State Mobile Court at
Oshodi with 3 counts charged of 'Belonging to unlawful society, Conducts likely to cause
Breach of Peace and Disorderly manner without visiable means of livelyhood' all
punishable under Sections 40 (1)(d), 168 (1)(d) and 116 (1)(a) of the Lagos State
Criminal Laws.
Magistrate Lateef Owolabi of the Lagos State Mobile Court who prosecuted these newly 114
arrested miscreants/hoodlums at Oshodi however sentenced individual of them to one year
imprisonment each with N70,000 as an option of fine after they all pleaded guilty to the
3 counts charged interpreted in different languages to them.
Registrar of the Lagos State Mobile Court Mr. Olanrewaju Jamiyu hinted that the
judgement was to sent a signal to other notorious miscreants and hoodlums across the
ensure State to shun violence and other criminality activities.
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