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RRS nabs three in Agege for dispossessing victim of N100, 000, other items

By Victor Gbonegun
21 January 2022   |   3:35 am
A team of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested three robbery suspects in Agege for dispossessing a pedestrian of N100, 000, three mobile phones and a wristwatch.

Arrested suspects

A team of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested three robbery suspects in Agege for dispossessing a pedestrian of N100, 000, three mobile phones and a wristwatch.

The suspects are Ridwan Imran (20), Lukman Abiodun (18) and Abdulahi Isa (18). They were reported to have approached their victim and demanded assistance before eventually chasing and robbing him of his belongings.
The suspects, led by Lukman Abiodun, in company of four others, who are at large, had approached the complainant at about 9:00 p.m. in Isheri – Berger Garage demanding that he assists them with money but the victim told them, had no money.

The suspects harassed and chased him to Agege Stadium, smashed a bottled on his head, pushed him inside the drainage and dispossessed him of a hundred thousand naira, three mobile phones and a wristwatch all estimated at over N600, 000.

The Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, who intercepted a distress call from the area about traffic robbery, directed the Decoy Team to the scene where three of the principal suspects were chased and arrested while others escaped.

It was gathered that investigations by the team resulted in the recovery of one of the victim’s three mobile phones from where it was hidden.

Narrating the experience, the victim, Yusuph Ahmed, said: “I was summoned by one of my customers, who had given me N100, 000 to refurbish a Sienna car. I got to Isheri – Berger Garage where they (pointing to Ridwan Imran and Lukman Abiodun) ordered me to give them money for food.

“I pleaded with them that I had no money on me. Within a twinkle of an eye, they mobilised their colleagues, apparently lurking around. They were about six in number. I had to flee. They chased me from Isheri – Berger Garage to Agege stadium. They beat me ceaselessly and broke a bottle on my head. I was lucky, their leaders were arrested right there by RRS men. It was as if God answered my prayers. I had given up hope of surviving it.”

CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi assured the victim that all the suspects involved in the robbery would be brought to book, emphasizing that those who are not prepared to earn a living legitimately would have a tough time habitating in Lagos.

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