The police command in Lagos State said it detained 98 suspects allegedly involved in armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, possession of arms and hard drugs.

The state Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, confirmed this on Wednesday, while parading the suspects at the commands headquarters, Ikeja.

Mr Ishola said that the suspects were arrested within the week he assumed duty as Commissioner of Police in the state.

He said that though they were paraded, screening of the suspects was ongoing to ascertain those to be charged to court.

Mr Ishola took over the affairs of the state police command on September 17 from AIG Adegoke Fayoade, now in charge of Zone 2 Command.

According to Mr Ishola, within the same period, the command recovered 10 firearms, 41 live ammunition, 12 phones, $402 (about N650,000) and 39 bags of cement.

Other items recovered include one vehicle, one laptop, one ton of iron rods, various substances suspected to be hard drugs, axes, hammers, daggers, knives and charms.

The police boss said that the criminals in Lagos should change or face fire from the police.

He advised members of the public to be careful while entering commercial vehicles, saying that he was working to ensure that commercial buses had tags attached to them, to identify those behind criminal activities.

Mr Ishola said that he expected the judiciary to do their work properly by ensuring that suspected criminals brought to court don’t easily find their way back into society.

He warned his men against unprofessional conduct, saying that anyone found wanting would not be spared.

(NAN)