Lagos police arrest two armed robbers, recover motorcycle, laptop, other items
06 June 2022 |
2:44 am
Officers of Ijora Badia Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Mustapha Mohammed, ‘m’ aged, 37 and Abdullahi Buba, ’m’, aged 20, while escaping
[files] Ijora, Lagos.
Officers of Ijora Badia Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Mustapha Mohammed, ‘m’ aged, 37 and Abdullahi Buba, ’m’, aged 20, while escaping with items after robbing some residents.
The suspects were arrested at about 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, following credible information received by the police about an ongoing robbery on Apongbon Bridge Ebute-Ero.
A third suspect, bearing arms shot his way into escape.
Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police (SP), Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this in a statement, yesterday, said Items recovered from the suspects include; one Bajaj motorcycle, one new LG plasma TV, 66 various items ordered online from Jumia, one HP Laptop, one bag of Honeywell flour and an iron cutter.
According to him, the suspects, who confessed to having robbed at the same spot several times, are currently assisting the police in an ongoing investigation to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.
“Suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigations.
“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has assured Lagosians that the Command would continue to do everything operationally possible to ensure that crime and criminality has no place in the state,” he added.
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