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Lagos CP Olanrewaju Olawale during the parade of 98 criminals at the command's headquarters in Ikeja. Photo Credit: NewsMakers
The newly-appointed Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Ishola Olanrewaju, has vowed to “smoke out” criminals from the state, rejecting any notion of merely asking them to leave.
Olanrewaju made this declaration during his inaugural media briefing at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja, the state capital on Wednesday, where he paraded 98 suspected criminals.
He emphasized a proactive approach to crime-fighting, detailing his team’s readiness to dismantle criminal networks across Lagos.
Olanrewaju also announced a partnership with road transport unions to tackle “one-chance” robberies, ensuring all commercial buses are tagged and easily identifiable.
“Whoever enters a bus must know the bus they are boarding,” he said, highlighting the importance of this initiative in ensuring public safety.
Olawale detailed the results of several coordinated police operations that have rattled Lagos’ criminal underworld.
These operations, he noted, resulted in the arrest of suspects involved in various crimes, including armed robbery, cultism, kidnapping, and drug trafficking.
Significant seizures were made, including weapons, narcotics, stolen goods, firearms, ammunition, $402 in cash, and 39 bags of stolen rice—highlighting the extensive reach of organized crime into everyday life.
On September 18, Olawale assumed duty as the 40th Commissioner of Police at the state command.
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