Killers of LASTMA Commander Arrested

Killers of LASTMA Commander Arrested

No bomb in Agege, Police say

The Lagos State Government today  said the killers of the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Zonal Commander, Mr. Olatunji Bakare, recently had been arrested.

The state government added that two persons were arrested in connection with Bakare’s gruesome murder, noting that their arrests would speed up the ongoing investigation.

The state Commission of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, disclosed this at a media briefing he addressed at the State House, Alausa, alongside the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tunji Bello.

Owoseni addressed the briefing after the state security council meeting chaired by the state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, noting that security agencies responded swiftly to a bomb scare in the state.

At the briefing, Owoseni said investigation into the case was still ongoing, though that those arrested would help in arresting others who were part of the mob action that led to the incident.

He said: “It is an ongoing investigation. You know there was a video recording which we have considered and it is based on some of the faces that we saw in it that we picked those arrested.

“It was a mob action. We do not want to rush to court without doing a good clinical finishing of forensic analysis of the faces to match them with what we have seen in the video, and for those fellows who have been arrested to identify others.

“As investigation is going on, we would be unveiling the development to the people of the state, but what we just want to do is to ensure that such impunities do not happen again in the state.”

Besides, the commissioner recalled the arrest of some Boko Haram suspects in the state recently, saying the collaborative effort and synergy that had always existed among security agencies in the state led to the arrests.

He said henceforth, government and security agencies have resolved to be more vigilant to ensure that those elements were not allowed any space to operate in Lagos.

The state police boss allayed fears of residents on suspected explosive substance which was allegedly dropped in a manhole in a streets in Agege area, saying the development was nothing to worry about.

He urged the people to go about their normal businesses, noting that the situation “has been put under control. “Yesterday morning, we were alerted to a situation where it was reported that some passersby dropped something in the manholes in one of the streets at Agege area which led to a bomb scare.

“The security operatives quickly responded; the bomb disposal unit also went there; those manholes were checked and it was found out that it was just thrash that were thrown into those manholes.

“We also seized the opportunity to do what is called sweeping of the environment to reassure members of the public that security operatives in the state are more alive to their responsibilities, and that once we get information on a timely basis, response will also be done in a swift manner to ensure that nothing untoward happen in the state.”