Rachael Olokungboye
LAGOS – The Anti Crime Squad despatched by the Divisional Police Officer while on patrol, intercepted some suspected armed robbers on a motorcycle around Aboju Roundabout, along Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.
The Rapid Response Squad operative (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested six suspected traffic robbery kingpins at different locations in the State.
The operational squad led by the Commander of the RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, nabbed the 6 traffic robbery kingpins around Iddo Bridge, Ijora Olopa, Ojota and Ketu areas.
According to Report, The suspect Toheeb Isiaka, who was caught with a toy gun confessed that he had snatched more than twenty phones from innocent motorists in the last 2 weeks at different spots in the area.
He also confessed that once he pulled out his toy gun, motorists became jilttery and immediately surrendered their valuables including Phones, wallets and jeweleries, willingly without any resistance or confrontation.
In another development , the newly appointed DPO Festac, CSP Femi Iwasokun, has burst a robbery syndicate at Aboju Roundabout Festac and recovered one locally-made pistol from them.
While briefing the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on the operation, CSP Egbeyemi confirmed the arrest and also said a toy gun was recovered from one of the suspects.
The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, for proper investigation, while he directed that the fleeing suspected members of the armed robbery syndicate and traffic robbers in many parts of the state be tracked and arrested.
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