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Fatai Owoseni, Lagos state police commissioner, says the `One Million Boys’ armed robbery gang terrorising some parts of the state, had been subdued.

Owoseni said this on Friday at a press conference on the command’s activities.

He said different police teams, including operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) had been deployed to the Morogbo area of Badagry.

“I use this medium to tell Lagosians, particularly Morogbo area of Badagry that the police have dealt with the one million boys,” he said.

“The case was over exaggerated by some people. The one million boys are not people we should worry about. There are no robbery incidents involving them.

“The area commander, Divisional Police and Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) are currently monitoring situation in the area. There is peace there now.”

He also unveiled the new outfit for SARS operatives in Lagos, noting that it would check impersonation and illegal operations.

Owoseni said the outfit was first unveiled by Solomon Arase, the inspector-general of police, who said each state command had its identity number and SARS boldly printed on the black T-shirt and black jacket worn by the operatives.

He added that the officer killed in the Agege area of the state towards the end of the year, was on a personal mission.

He said the command was investigating the incident.

On December 27, a police sergeant attached to SARS Ikeja, was killed in his car in Agege.

His pistol, service rifle, and other documents, were intact when his dead body was removed by police men from Erele division.