35 Robbery Suspects Arrested In Lagos

The suspects were arrested alongside 35 other robbery suspects that have been terrorising the state.

A robbery syndicate which specialised in using police emblem during operation has been scattered, five suspected members of the gang has been arrested, two pump action guns and two pistol were recovered from them.

Parading the suspects before journalists yesterday, at the command’s headquarters, Ikeja, the command boss, Mr Fatai Owoseni , disclosed that 40 notorious armed robbery suspects who have been terrorising residents were arrested by the police in different parts of the state.

According to him, “40 armed robbery suspects were arrested, five of the suspects died during encounter with the police while two of them in a bid to escape arrest jumped into the lagoon at Odo-Alaro Maryland and died in the process.

The police recovered 27 different types of firearms; some of the weapons were abandoned during police stop and search. 64 different calibre of ammunition were recovered. Items recovered include locally made pistols, hammers, and cutlass. Different types of fetish materials face mask and different kinds of face caps.

CP Owoseni added that the police arraigned 20 suspects in court as he added that the police recorded 31 cases of stolen vehicles and 17 murder cases in September.

He said: “The police recorded 31 cases of motor vehicle removal from where they were parked. 15 cars snatched at gunpoint. 30 vehicles were recovered by the police out of the 46 removed. The command recorded 17 cases of murder.

The command is using this opportunity to advise members of the public to be conscious of their environment especially now that we are approaching Christmas and New Year. Members of the public should report all suspicious movements and persons to the police. We assure residents and visitors that the police will continue to provide adequate security but we need the cooperation of members of the public”.