CITIZENS COMPASS- Detectives of the Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested six suspected armed robbers belonging to two different gangs within Ajegunle and Alaba-Rago areas of Lagos State.
The Command said the suspects are notorious for dispossessing unsuspecting victims of their valuables in the area.
Spokesperson of the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement signed over the weekend, said the arrest followed swift investigations into reports of activities of the robbers in the areas.
He mentioned the suspects:as: Chukwuemeka Emmanuel ‘m’ aged 21, Chukwuebuka Innocent ‘m’ aged 24, Umaru Isah ‘m’ aged 21, Emmanuel Ita ‘m’ aged 19, Olayitan Ayinde ‘m’ aged 18 and Moshood Ayinde ‘m’ aged 25 were arrested in different areas of the state, while efforts are being intensified to arrest other fleeing members of the gangs and recover other weapons.
One unregistered TVS motorcycle, one locally made gun, one Infinix Note 7 and one Iphone 7 were recovered from the suspects. Suspects will be arraigned at the end of investigation.
‘The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, charges Lagosians to promptly alert the police to suspicious happenings in their localities to further enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality. “
