Six members of African Action Congress, AAC, have been arrested by the Anti- Crime patrol Team of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja Division, while allegedly tearing posters of other political parties, in Lagos.
This was disclosed in a Statement released by the Lagos State, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, CSP Chike Oti on Sunday.
According to the statement, "those arrested include Olagokun Odunayo, Kool-kloud Henry, Ugaju Joseph, Damilola Omidiji, Michael Kate and Banwo Olagokun, all of TAKE IT BACK movement, while tearing posters of other Political Parties and replacing them with that of African Action Congress (AAC) contrary to the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) laws that forbade advertisers from pasting posters at no other hour than day time.
CSP Oti in the statement recalled that an agreement was reached that "no political party should undertake the defacing of campaign posters of other political parties, nor destroy the billboards of others, at a meeting held at the Police Officers Mess, GRA, Ikeja, on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
He said the forum tagged "Security and Stakeholders meeting" which involved the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairmen of all political parties in the State and their flag bearers was chaired by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi.
CSP Oti stated that the exhibits recovered from the suspects include, a poster bearing the picture of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, brush, buckets containing starch and posters of other political parties allegedly removed by the suspects.
He informed that the Commissioner of Police has directed that the suspects be charged to court on Monday, for malicious damage and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace to serve as deterrence to others.
Meanwhile, a three man robbery Syndicate who specializes in snatching motorcycles from owners while pretending to be passengers, have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP. Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this on Sunday.
He said, "the arrest of the suspects followed a complaint lodged at the Ilaro Police Station by one Abdul-Ganiyu Olakintan, who reported that he was taking three passengers from Fab filling station in Ilaro to Odo Fufu Area of the State on his motorcycle , when the passengers suddenly brought out a knife, with which they forced him to stop and subsequently sprayed dry pepper on his face before going away, with his motorcycle".
According to DSP Oyeyemi, "the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of the Ilaro Division, CSO Opebiyi Sunday detailed his detectives to embark on a manhunt for the hoodlums."
"Their efforts paid off when one of the suspects named Tajudeen Akeem was arrested by a tip-off given by members of the community.
His arrest led to the apprehension of the other two suspects namely Idowu Samson and Taofeek Taiwo", he said.
DSP Oyeyemi, disclosed that the suspects who all live in Mushin area of Lagos on interrogation, confessed being responsible for series of motorcycle snatching in Ilaro and its environs".
He informed that items recovered from them include, the snatched motorcycle, a nylon containing dry pepper and a knife used for the operation.
Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Federal Special Anti Robbery squad (FSARS) for discreet investigation.
He also warned cyclists to desist from carrying more than one person at a time for their own security and safety.
