Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 43 suspects during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Isheri Olofin along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as part of the ongoing Operation Kosaye.The police said the operation followed credible intelligence indicating that the area, opposite the Kara Cattle Market, had become a haven for cultists, drug dealers, prostitutes and other criminal elements.Items recovered during the operation included suspected hard drugs, 10 mobile phones, four power banks, a rechargeable hand fan, a cross-body bag containing two ATM cards and a National Identity Card, among other exhibits.The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.According to him, the Commander of the SWAT Unit, CSP Murphy, deployed operatives who carried out the coordinated operation at about 11 p.m. on July 7.The statement partly read, “The operation resulted in the arrest of forty-three (43) suspects, comprising twenty-eight (28) males and fifteen (15) females.“A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, ‘Loud,’ and other hard drugs, ten (10) mobile phones, four (4) power banks, one (1) rechargeable hand fan, one (1) cross-body bag containing two (2) ATM cards and one (1) National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.”The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The police said the operation followed credible intelligence indicating that the area, opposite the Kara Cattle Market, had become a haven for cultists, drug dealers, prostitutes and other criminal elements.Items recovered during the operation included suspected hard drugs, 10 mobile phones, four power banks, a rechargeable hand fan, a cross-body bag containing two ATM cards and a National Identity Card, among other exhibits.The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.According to him, the Commander of the SWAT Unit, CSP Murphy, deployed operatives who carried out the coordinated operation at about 11 p.m. on July 7.The statement partly read, “The operation resulted in the arrest of forty-three (43) suspects, comprising twenty-eight (28) males and fifteen (15) females.“A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, ‘Loud,’ and other hard drugs, ten (10) mobile phones, four (4) power banks, one (1) rechargeable hand fan, one (1) cross-body bag containing two (2) ATM cards and one (1) National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.”The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. Items recovered during the operation included suspected hard drugs, 10 mobile phones, four power banks, a rechargeable hand fan, a cross-body bag containing two ATM cards and a National Identity Card, among other exhibits.The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.According to him, the Commander of the SWAT Unit, CSP Murphy, deployed operatives who carried out the coordinated operation at about 11 p.m. on July 7.The statement partly read, “The operation resulted in the arrest of forty-three (43) suspects, comprising twenty-eight (28) males and fifteen (15) females.“A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, ‘Loud,’ and other hard drugs, ten (10) mobile phones, four (4) power banks, one (1) rechargeable hand fan, one (1) cross-body bag containing two (2) ATM cards and one (1) National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.”The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.According to him, the Commander of the SWAT Unit, CSP Murphy, deployed operatives who carried out the coordinated operation at about 11 p.m. on July 7.The statement partly read, “The operation resulted in the arrest of forty-three (43) suspects, comprising twenty-eight (28) males and fifteen (15) females.“A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, ‘Loud,’ and other hard drugs, ten (10) mobile phones, four (4) power banks, one (1) rechargeable hand fan, one (1) cross-body bag containing two (2) ATM cards and one (1) National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.”The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. According to him, the Commander of the SWAT Unit, CSP Murphy, deployed operatives who carried out the coordinated operation at about 11 p.m. on July 7.The statement partly read, “The operation resulted in the arrest of forty-three (43) suspects, comprising twenty-eight (28) males and fifteen (15) females.“A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, ‘Loud,’ and other hard drugs, ten (10) mobile phones, four (4) power banks, one (1) rechargeable hand fan, one (1) cross-body bag containing two (2) ATM cards and one (1) National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.”The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The statement partly read, “The operation resulted in the arrest of forty-three (43) suspects, comprising twenty-eight (28) males and fifteen (15) females.“A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, ‘Loud,’ and other hard drugs, ten (10) mobile phones, four (4) power banks, one (1) rechargeable hand fan, one (1) cross-body bag containing two (2) ATM cards and one (1) National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.”The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. “A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, ‘Loud,’ and other hard drugs, ten (10) mobile phones, four (4) power banks, one (1) rechargeable hand fan, one (1) cross-body bag containing two (2) ATM cards and one (1) National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.”The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The police said all 43 suspects had been arraigned in court following investigations and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility.Related NewsSoldiers intercept illicit drugs on Lagos-Calabar road, arrest driverOndo CP assures NYSC of corps members’ safety, stronger partnershipKogi warns against illegal tax collection on highwaysThey are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. They are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, and operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, among other offences.The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The statement added that some of the suspects were providing useful information to investigators on other criminal cases being handled by the command.“Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. “Follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other suspects and unravel additional criminal networks linked to the cases,” the statement said.The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The police added that with the latest prosecution, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation Kosaye had risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects arraigned after the latest raid.According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. According to the command, the development underscores its commitment not only to arresting criminal suspects but also to ensuring diligent investigation and successful prosecution.The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline and resilience of the SWAT operatives, describing the operation as another milestone in the implementation of Operation Kosaye.He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. He reiterated that Ogun would remain hostile to criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order. The commissioner also urged residents to support the police with credible and timely information, assuring them that the command would sustain intelligence-led policing, tactical operations and community partnerships to protect lives and property and maintain public order.