The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected traffic robbers.
The Suspects were arrested by operatives attached to Satellite and Aguda Divisions of the command arrested two each at different locations in their areas.
According to Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi: “The Satellite Division arrested two Suspects along Agboju/Alakija on Lagos/Badagry Expressway on February 19 at about 10:35 pm. The suspects, Solomon Ayuba, 26, and Manase David, 20, were caught in the act by the police when they were attacking unsuspecting commuters in the area, while other members of the gang took to their heels.
“The police operatives had placed suspected armed robbers under surveillance for some days before they were eventually arrested. Items recovered from them included one locally-made pistol, some cartridges, and two face Masks.
“In the same vein, the operatives attached to Aguda Division on February 20, at about 1.35 pm, arrested two suspected traffic robbers while attacking and robbing a Toyota Siena Bus with registration number, AAA 30 AZ, driven by one Apele Mohammed, on transit at Olatunji Onimole Street by Brown Junction.
“The suspects are Ismail Abayomi, 24, and Seun Akinbunu,25. The suspects and others at large attacked the bus, broke its’ side screen, and robbed Atinuke Adisa of her Infinix-8 phone.
“In another development, operatives attached to the office of the Area Commander, Area E Festac, arrested two suspects with some vandalized rail tracks belonging to the Nigerian Railway Corporation on February 20, at about 4 pm. The policemen that were on routine check stopped the vehicle driven by Victor Akpan, 21, of Ijora, Lagos and his accomplice, one Adesina Folorunsho, of 36, Biefield Apapa road, and discovered the vandalised rail tracks in the said vehicle. They could not give any satisfactory account of the vandalised items but claimed that they got them from some miscreants.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command Hakeem Odumosu has ordered that the suspected traffic robbers be taken to State CID Panti for thorough investigation while the Area Commander Area E Festac works with his DPOs and intensify efforts to trace the fleeing traffic robbers and carry out a thorough investigation on the vandalised rail tracks.
The police boss also reaffirmed the command’s commitment to continually flush out the criminals and hoodlums of Lagos State.
