Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Lagos Police Command has observed the rising activities of cult groups and other associated criminal gangs in Lagos state.
The Command said, already neighborhoods and immediate communities have been rendered vulnerable by the activities of these hoodlums.
It listed Mushin, Ikorodu, Lagos island and their environs as fraught with such activities.
According to a statement by DSP Ken Nwosu Police Public Relations Officer for the command, It has become imperative that, we issue this advisory to parents and guardians to warn their children and wards to be wary of the type of friends and associates they keep.
We also want to enlist the support of our religious and traditional leaders to leverage on the respect and influence they command to assist us to educate their followers.
The activities of these hoodlums are the root of armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of violent crime being experienced in our neighborhoods.
Nwosu informed the public that the safety of communities is a collective responsibility between the police and the populace and urged the public to avail Police of credible information and actionable intelligence to ensure that crime and criminalities are kept at their barest minimum.