Life under coronavirus lockdown in Nigeria is not only changing how people live but also how crime occurs. The restrictions on movement have had a significant impact on how perpetrators of crime operate and now it seems the new trend for robbers is coming out en masse to attack residents in their neighborhoods.
As the lockdown exercise in Ogun State entered its second week, robbers have continued to threaten the peace of communities in major parts of the state. This has led to residents coming together to take up the duty of securing their neighborhood without placing much hope on government security personnel.
Residents of various communities in Lagos and Ogun State have lamented rising criminal activities occasioned by the lockdown in the state. In the last six days, the robbers, mainly young persons, dispossess residents of cash, phones, foodstuff, and other belongings at night, leaving residents with panic and tales of woe.
DANNY WALTER@Danny_Walterr
Robbery Reports are coming in from, Alagbado, Agbado, ijaiye, Abule Egba, Agege, Ogba, Akute, Ota, Sango.
The residents turned to Vigilante, to secure the area. Are we on our own now?
#LagosUnrest #OgunUnrest
Tolulope Alli@2toluWe are securing the area ourselves… over 100 men on standby.. thanks to Nigeria police too @PoliceNG I have seen 6 patrol van moving area the area #abuleegba #LagosUnrest .. I rep Clem Road… Agbado area
Monsoor Ahmad@ahmad_monsoorBoth Strong and the Weak are on the street at Ahmadiyya around Abule Egba area doing night watchman…
@PoliceNG @jidesanwoolu please come to our aid oo, we arm less and weak.
Every one gonna flee, if the sh!t turnaround.
From #OgunUnrest to #LagosUnrest
Ayò Bánkólé@AyoBankoleWhere is @PoliceNG in all this #LagosUnrest & #OgunUnrest? Why should citizens have to resort to self help? This is when govt should leverage military to clamp down on this, not to bully & kill citizens for lockdown. This is why we need Àmòtékùn, but Lagos & Ogun politicized it.
Kandy@Egbaparrot01
They Have Their Job, But They Are Doing Police Job Now.
To All The Politicians Who Contributed In The Failure Of This Country NIGERIA Since 1960 Till Date … Their Generation Will Never Know Peace#OgunUnrest
Miz Philz@miz_philzSuch courageous and fine reporting from this brilliant journalist @AnetaFelix
See how residents came out to protect their communities.
#LagosUnrest #AgbuleEgba #COVID19 #OgunUnrestMore
Lagos_MD@EdikanPaulinus2We pray they don’t show up again after all this overnight wahala
#Alimosho#Vigilante #LagosUnrest
DR.PENKING™@drpenkingI’m worried about civilians who turn to vigilante by force in a bit to protect themselves and their family. Most of them are with cutlass. What if the armed robbers come with guns and start firing at them ???
#LagosUnrest
Florence Emmanuel@EleojoflowWe haven’t slept. The boys in the area mounted the street with bonfire to protect the area. Weldon guys! #LagosUnrest
Obinna Nwosu@obi_NwosuRobbers have been terrorizing the people of Ogun state. Since govt announced a lockdown in the state. The masses are forming vigilante groups to protect themselves #OgunUnrest
However, security operatives have swung into action and are already making a couple of arrests in connection with the chain of unrest in the affected localities.
Ogun State Government – OGSG@OGSG_OfficialROBBERIES: OGUN GOVERNMENT ON TOP OF SITUATION, EFFECTS ARRESTS.
The attention of the Ogun State Government has been drawn to incidences of violence, alleged robberies and related crimes resurfacing in the State, especially in the Sango-Ifo axis.
#ImranRoofing@imran_services
SF@sfojoemmanuelaSuspects arrested in connection with robberies in the Ifo-Sango axis of Ogun State, being taken to the @NGRPolice Headquarters in Abeokuta for further investigation and prosecution.
Cc. @iSlimfit @toluogunlesi @FeralJack_ #OgunIsSafe #BuildingOurFutureTogether
This are the emergency numbers to reach to report a robbery.
The police is ready to swing into action.
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.EMERGENCY NUMBERS OF LAGOS STATE POLICE COMMANDCOMMAND CONTROL ROOMS
1 CONTROL 1 09010512285
2 CONTROL 2 09010512286
3 CONTROL 3 09010512287
4 CONTROL 4 090105122881 AREA COMMANDER’A’ LION-BUILDING 09010511296
2 DPO VICTORIA ISLAND DIVISION 09010511297
3 DPO DOLPHIN, ESTATE DIVISION 09010511298
4 DPO IKOYI DIVISION 09010511299
5 DPO ONIKAN DIVISION 09010511300
6 DPO ADENIJI-ADELE DIVISION 09010511301
7 DPO EBUTE-ERO DIVISION 09010511302
8 DPO LION-BUILDING DIVISION 09010511303
9 AREA COMMANDER ‘B’ APAPA 09010511304
10 DPO TRINITY DIVISION 09010511305
11 DPO LAYENI DIVISION 09010511306
12 DPO KIRIKIRI DIVISION 09010511307
13 DPO AJEGUNLE DIVISION 09010511308
14 DPO IJORA-BADIA DIVISION 09010511309
15 DPO APAPA DIVISION 09010511310
16 DPO AMUKOKO DIVISION 09010511311
17 DPO TOLU DIVISION 09010511312
18 AREA COMMANDER ‘C’ SURULERE 09010511313
19 DPO IPONRI DIVISION 09010511314
20 DPO AGUDA DIVISION 09010511315
21 DPO SURULERE DIVISION 09010511316
22 DPO ORILE DIVISION 09010511317
23 DPO BODE-THOMAS DIVISION 09010511318
24 DPO SABO DIVISION 09010511319
25 DPO YABA DIVISION 09010511320
26 DPO DENTON DIVISION 09010511321
27 IDDO POLICE POST, DENTON 09010511322
28 AREA COMMANDER ‘D’ MUSHIN 09010511323
29 DPO ASWANI DIVISION 09010511324
30 DPO MUSHIN DIVISION 09010511325
31 LADIPO POLICE POST, MUSHIN 09010511326
32 DPO ISOLO DIVISION 09010511327
33 DPO AJAO-ESTATE DIVISION 09010511328
34 DPO AGO OKOTA DIVISION 09010511329
35 DPO EJIGBO DIVISION 09010511330
[4/8, 21:49] +234 806 776 8373:36 ALAKARA DIVISION 09010511331
37 DPO ITIRE DIVISION 09010511332
38 DPO IJESHATEDO DIVISION 09010511333
39 DPO ILASAMAJA DIVISION 09010511334
40 AREA COMMANDER ‘E’ FESTAC 09010511335
41 DPO OJO DIVISION 09010511336
42 DPO TRADE FAIR DIVISION 09010511337
43 DPO OKOKOMIAKO DIVISION 09010511338
44 DPO SATELLITE DIVISION 09010511339
45 DPO ONIREKE DIVISION 09010511340
46 DPO FESTAC DIVISION 09010511341
47 DPO IBA DIVISION 09010511342
48 AREA COMMANDER ‘F’ IKEJA 09010511343
49 DPO IKEJA DIVISION 09010511344
50 DPO MAKINDE DIVISION 09010511345
51 DPO ALAUSA DIVISION 09010511346
52 DPO AKINPELU DIVISION 09010511347
53 DPO OJODU DIVISION 09010511348
54 DPO ILUPEJU DIVISION 09010511349
55 DPO MOSAFEJO DIVISION 09010511350
56 DPO MAN-CENTRE DIVISION 09010511351
57 DPO SHOGUNLE DIVISION 09010511352
58 AREA COMMANDER ‘G’ OGBA 09010511353
59 DPO ALAKUKO DIVISION 09010511354
60 DPO PEN-CINEMA DIVISION 09010511355
61 DPO DOPEMU DIVISION 09010511356
62 DPO ABATTIOR DIVISION 09010511357
63 DPO IJAYE-OJOKORO DIVISION 09010511358
64 DPO ELERE DIVISION 09010511359
65 DPO ISOKOKO DIVISION 09010511360
66 DPO OKO-OBA DIVISION 09010511361
67 DPO IJU DIVISION 09010511362
68 AREA COMMANDER ‘H’ OGUDU 09010511363
69 DPO SHOMOLU DIVISION 09010511364
70 DPO OGUDU DIVISION 09010511365
71 DPO KETU DIVISION 09010511366
72 DPO ISHERI DIVISION 09010511367
73 DPO OWOROSOKI DIVISION 09010511368
74 DPO ONIPANU DIVISION 09010511369
75 DPO IFAKO DIVISION 09010511370
76 DPO ANTHONY DIVISION 09010511371
77 DPO BARIGA DIVISION 09010511372
78 DPO ALAPERE DIVISION 09010511373
79 DPO ALADE DIVISION 09010511374
80 AREA COMMANDER ‘J’ ELEMORO
81 DPO MAROKO DIVISION 09010511376
82 DPO EPE DIVISION 09010511377
83 DPO OGOMBO DIVISION 09010511378
84 DPO ILASAN DIVISION 09010511379
85 DPO ELEMORO DIVISION 09010511380
86 DPO LANGBASA DIVISION 09010511381
87 DPO AKODO DIVISION 09010511382
88 DPO AJAH DIVISION 09010511383
89 DPO ODO-NOFORIJA DIVISION 09010511384
90 DPO LEKKI FREE ZONE DIVISION 09010511385
91 AREA COMMANDER ‘K’ MOROGBO 09010511386
92 DPO ISHASHI DIVISION 09010511387
93 DPO ILEMBA-HAUSA DIVISION 09010511388
94 DPO BADAGRY DIVISION 09010511389
95 DPO IJANIKIN DIVISION 09010511390
96 OWODE POLICE POST, SEME 09010511391
97 DPO MOROGBO DIVISION 09010511392
98 AREA COMMANDER ‘L’ ILASE 09010511393
99 DPO IBESHE DIVISION 09010511394
100 DPO OSOLU-KINGDOM DIVISION 09010511395
101 DPO IGBOLOGUN DIVISION 09010511396
102 DPO TAKWA-BAY DIVISION 09010511397
103 DPO ILASHE DIVISION 09010511398
104 AREA COMMANDER ‘M’ IDIMU 09010511399
105 DPO IKOTUN DIVISION 09010511400
106 DPO IDIMU DIVISION 09010511401
107 DPO GOWON-ESTATE 09010511402
108 DPO IGANDO DIVISION 09010511403
109 DPO ISHERI-OSHUN DIVISION 09010511404
110 DPO SHASHA DIVISION 09010511405
111 AREA COMMANDER ‘N’ IJEDE 09010511406
112 DPO AGBOWA DIVISION 09010511407
113 DPO OWODE-ONIRIN DIVISION 09010511408
114 DPO SHAGAMU RD DIVISION 09010511409
115 DPO OWUTU DIVISION 09010511410
116 DPO IPAKODO DIVISION 09010511411
117 DPO IKORODU DIVISION 09010511412
118 DPO IMOTA DIVISION 09010511413
119 DPO IJEDE DIVISION 09010511414
120 DPO KETU-EREYUN DIVISION 09010511415
121 AREA COMMANDER ‘P’ ALAGBADO 09010511416
122 DPO OKE-ODO DIVISION 09010511417
123 DPO ALAGBADO DIVISION 09010511418
124 DPO IPAJA DIVISION 09010511419
125 DPO MIERAN DIVISION 09010511420
Stay Safe.
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