Thirteen Lagos Traffic Robbers In Police Net
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, between Friday and Saturday, arrested thirteen suspected traffic robbers in Oshodi and Ketu, Alausa areas of the state.
This is as it intensifies efforts in mopping up criminals suspected to be attacking motorists and commuters in traffic.
The arrest came on the heels of the 4-day surveillance on black spots in
Oshodi, Alausa, Ketu, with a view to weeding out criminals in the areas where
it was reliably gathered that the suspects, most of who pretend to be load
carriers in Oshodi, but abscond with travellers’ loads at dawn and at night.
It has also been gathered that they often attack and rob unsuspecting
Lagosians, especially travellers and commuters, in the areas.
The suspects were picked up by the Rapid Response Squad’s, RRS, Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi’s led team between Friday and Saturday at Oshodi Oke and Alausa.
The suspects that were picked up in Oshodi included Tinuola Ajibola,m, (18),
Adeniji Farouk, m, (16), Wale Ajetunmobi, m, (24), Chibueze Okasa, m, (17),
Taiwo Goodluck, m, (36), Sodiq Timileyin, m, (23), Salami Alex, m, (21), Umar
Abubakar, m, (20), Micheal Iroaja ,m, (36), Abba Mohammed,m, (20) and Mukaila
Fasepe, m, (43).
While the other two suspects, Saviour Nwoko (21) and Ayomide David (19) were
caught in the act by the team, at different locations, with matchete and stolen
phones in Alausa Lagos.
David, alias Sharwama, one of the suspects and ex-convict, has disclosed to
the police that his gang use to operate along Olowopopo Road, Ojodu and Ojota.
In another development, police operatives attached to Meiran Division of the
command have arrested two (2) suspected armed robbers at Ikola Ipaja Bridge,
while on pin down point, on 27th January,2021 at 1120pm.
The suspects were stopped on a motorbike before they were arrested and
searched.
Upon search, One locally-made pistol, charms and weed suspected to be Indian
hemp were recovered from them.
The 2 suspects are Oluwadamilare Folami, m, 22 and Desire Chukwu, f, 21.
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has directed that the
fifteen (15) suspects be transferred to State CID Panti, Yaba for proper
investigation.
He assured the good people of Lagos State of adequate security and conducive
environment to live in and do businesses as expected.
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