The police command in Lagos has reacted to a viral claim that it is involved in evicting Nigerians from their home country.
In a statement on Saturday, May 4, the spokesman of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, denied the claim and made it clear that the police were never involved in any such act.
Hundeyin, however, explained that the command, as its mandate demands, carries out raids regularly in black spots and arraigns only culpable suspects.
The statement read: “Following news making the rounds that the “Nigerian Police…Pack Residents…to Osun,” the Lagos State Police Command wishes to clarify that it is not aware, neither was it part, of any such operation.
“The command, in keeping with its mandates of prevention and detection of crime, conducts raids of black spots from time to time and promptly arraigns only culpable suspects in courts of competent jurisdiction in the state after a thorough screening of the people raided.
“The commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni assures the good people of Lagos State that the Command would continue to prioritize their safety and security at all times.”
