Odita Sunday 
Ogun Police Arrest 43 In Fresh Operation Kosaye Crackdown, Total Prosecutions Hit 76
By Odita Sunday
The Ogun State Police Command has intensified its offensive against organised crime with the arrest of 43 suspected criminals during a major raid on a notorious hideout in Isheri-Olofin, recovering suspected hard drugs, mobile phones and other exhibits as the number of suspects prosecuted under the ongoing Operation KOSAYE rose to 76.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, who said operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit carried out the intelligence-led operation as part of the Command’s sustained campaign against criminal networks across Ogun State.
According to the statement, the operation was conducted at about 11:00 p.m. on July 7, 2026, following credible intelligence that a notorious black spot located around Isheri-Olofin, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway opposite Kara Cattle Market, had become a haven for criminal elements involved in cult-related activities, drug abuse, prostitution and other criminal acts.
Acting on the intelligence, the Commander, SWAT, CSP Murphy, deployed operatives to execute a coordinated raid on the location, leading to the arrest of 43 suspects comprising 28 males and 15 females.
Police said a thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, “Loud” and other hard drugs, 10 mobile phones, four power banks, one rechargeable hand fan, one cross-body bag containing two ATM cards and one National Identity Card, alongside other exhibits reasonably suspected to be connected with criminal activities.
The Command disclosed that following diligent investigations, all 43 suspects were charged before the court and remanded at the appropriate correctional facility. They are being prosecuted for offences bordering on criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society, unlawful assembly, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession and use of suspected cannabis, prostitution, operating and managing an unlicensed brothel, living on the earnings of prostitution, and other related offences under the relevant laws of Ogun State.
Investigations further revealed that some of the suspects are assisting the police with useful information relating to other criminal cases currently under investigation, while follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing suspects and dismantle additional criminal networks linked to the cases.
The Command added that with the prosecution of the latest 43 suspects, the total number of suspects charged to court since the commencement of Operation KOSAYE has risen to 76, comprising 33 suspects prosecuted during the initial phase of the operation and the additional 43 suspects charged following the latest enforcement action.
Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, commended the professionalism, discipline, resilience and operational effectiveness of the SWAT operatives, describing the latest raid as another significant milestone in the implementation of Operation KOSAYE.
The police commissioner reaffirmed that Ogun State would remain hostile terrain for criminals, warning that criminal hideouts, drug joints, brothels used as covers for criminal activities, cult enclaves and other black spots would continue to be identified, raided and dismantled.
He also urged residents to remain vigilant and continue supporting the police with timely, credible and actionable information, assuring them that the Command would sustain intelligence-led policing, robust tactical operations and strategic community partnerships to protect lives, secure property and preserve public peace and order
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