The Inspector -General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led by DCP Abba Kyari, has arrested notorious trans-boarder armed robbers who specialized in robbing cars at Nigeria/Benin Republic border and Selling the cars in the Benin Republic.
The SuspectRecovered from the gang was AK47 rifle hidden under the Sit of their operational Motorcycle.
A police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Cornerstone News that:” in follow up to several complaints of car snatching within Lagos and Ogun boarders shared with the Benin Republic and subsequent directives from IGP Ibrahim Idris, Special IRT teams were deployed to the borders to bring the armed robbers to Justice. After two weeks of unrelenting follow-up, five of the notorious car robbers operating on motorcycles were arrested by IRT operatives at the border.
“The suspects, Femi Adegbile, John Ajayi, a native of Benin Republic, Ajayi Kamoru, from the Benin Republic, Emil Goduo also from the Benin Republic, and Saheed Shosanya from Odeda LGA of Ogun State are in IRT net.
“A blue Motorcycle with their Operational Ak47 rifle hidden under the Sit was recovered together with the Ak47 rifle and two magazines fully loaded with 60 rounds of live ammunition”.
The senior police officer said the suspects confessed to multiple car snatching and many armed robberies along the Nigeria/Benin Boarder while disguising as commercial motorcycle operators.
He said serious effort to arrest remaining gang members was in progress.
