Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday 4 January 2024, arrested three notorious ‘one chance’ armed robbers by Jubilee Bridge around the Abule-Egba area of Lagos.
LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement, said the suspects were arrested by personnel of the traffic authority alongside their operational vehicle a painted ‘T4’ commercial bus (APP 406 YE) at the U-turn area of Abule-Egba.
Taofiq stated that Immediately they were arrested, one of them escaped with a P.O.S machine before the arrival of Police officers.
Preliminary investigations revealed that they were notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbers terrorising the entire Abule-Egba and its environs.
The investigation further revealed that they were chased by members of the public after they noticed that a man was pushed down from their vehicle after robbing him of his valuables.
They reportedly drove recklessly to evade arrest before they were eventually caught by LASTMA officials controlling and managing traffic around the Abule-Egba axis.
The two suspects were later handed over to Policemen from the ‘Ile-Epo’ Police Division for further investigation.
