The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight suspected robbers terrorising Motorists and their passengers at the Ketu area of the State.
Lagos State Police Public Public Relations Officer (PPRO) CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said: “Pursuant to its commitment to further reduce crime and criminality in the State, Command, between Thursday night and early hours of Friday 12th February 2021, arrested eight suspected traffic robbers in Ketu Area of Lagos State.
“Five of the suspects were arrested on Thursday at about 10:30 pm, by a team of RRS operatives led by the Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, around Motorways end of Ketu while the other three were caught in the act by another RRS patrol team around 6 am on Friday.
“The suspects are Olawuyi Olayinka, 27, Mayowa Adeleke, 17, Fa’izu Ado,25, Segun Oluwatoyin, 27, Haruna Shuaibu, 29, Amos Abayomi, 24, Monday Obayemi, 25 and Okunlola Olawale, 21.
“One of the suspects, Amos Abayomi, who was arrested with a machete in between traffic in the morning of Friday, in Ketu, disclosed that he used to rob in traffic with a syndicate of another gang especially in the morning and at night.
“He further explained that there were instances where motor boys working in Ajelogo Park, Ketu would use their trucks to block the highway at dawn thereby creating artificial traffic so that they can feast on motorists and commuters held in traffic.
“Abayomi, who had dispossessed a young lady of her Tecno Spark 4 phone, shortly before he was arrested, noted that traffic robbery at dawn and night was all he does for a living. He also disclosed that he had handed over the phones he collected to one of his colleagues, Akube (now at large) before he was arrested.
“Abayomi, an Eiye cult member, also confessed that Monday Obayemi, who was equally arrested with the assorted hard drug, robs and sells hard drugs in traffic to the suspects and other criminals on a daily basis.
“Items recovered from the suspects were weapons, assorted charms, mobile phones, wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine and other hard drugs.
“The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, has directed that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for discreet Investigation and prosecution, as the command will not leave any stone unturned in getting the state rid of criminals and hoodlums”.
