Be Warned: Militants, Kidnappers Now Disguise as Security Guards

"Criminal components and suspected aggressors/ruffians have gotten themselves enrolled into administrations of private security organizations where they pick the domains they need to go and work," Owoseni has said.

Lagos inhabitants have been cautioned about new strategies of aggressors and hijackers.

Magistrate of Police, Fatai Owoseni, hijackers and aggressors have invaded private security organizations, and utilize their occupations as security gatekeepers to keep an eye on potential casualties.

He exhorted domain chiefs and private gatekeepers to quit denying policemen and security organizations access to neighborhoods.

"Criminal components and suspected activists/ruffians have gotten themselves enrolled into administrations of private security organizations where they pick the domains they need to go and work," Owoseni said.

"It gives them stage to do observing and afterward offer data to their accomplices outside. The summon needs to exhortation Lagos occupants on the need to profile household workers and drivers they utilize.

"By doing that, they would secure themselves, ensure resources and help the police in its mission to diminish wrongdoing to negligible level in Lagos."

He said the police as of late crushed a syndicate including drivers who take from their bosses.

The police official said four individuals from the syndicate have been captured and they admitted that they have stolen five autos in that way.

"They do as such in intrigue with watchmen in a portion of the houses they fill in as drivers. We got four individuals from the group after a Hyundai jeep which was stolen from the proprietor's house, was blocked at Ondo state, in transit Abuja," he said.

"Through persistent examination, boss James Jacob was captured. Amid cross examination, three others were captured. On a serial premise, they give out themselves as drivers. In the wake of working for the family for at some point, they take the auto or scheme with watchmen.

"They have admitted that there are five different autos stolen in that way. James Jacob has been paraded a year ago for an instance of assault and taking of vehicle. He assaulted his manager's home help and stole the auto. He was charged to court yet sadly, he got safeguard and declined to take in his lessons."

He said the group additionally had government plate numbers which they use in offering stolen vehicles.