
POLICE ARREST ONE GANG MEMBER IN LAGOS FOR ROBBERY, OTHERS ON THE RUN
DAMILOLA LAWRENCE
On Saturday, 10th of December , the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) officials apprehended one Jason Joseph (19), a member of a three-man gang operating in Otedola Bridge between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
After a week ago, the owner of a Mercedes Benz, 4Matic, GL 450 was forced to abandon his car under the Otedola Bridge by assailants at around 10:00 p.m., Commander RRS, CSP Yinka Egbeyemi ordered a team covering the area to arrest all the criminals in the area.
Jason was apprehended after one of his gang’s victims spotted him in the area at 5:00 a.m. and alerted the RRS team.
He has repeatedly admitted to the police that he operated in Otedola Bridge from 9:00 p.m. until dawn with three other suspects who live in Oshodi. The gang, he said, used dagger and jack knife to rob in traffic.
He continued by saying that the gang was formed shortly after #EndSAR and has been involved in numerous robberies in the area.
He is cooperating with the police to arrest his gang members.
More Stories
WHY LAGOS IS ONE OF WORLD’S BEST CITIES IN Y2025, BY TIMEOUT MAGAZINE
By: Motunrayo Aniwura For the second time in one year, Lagos State has hit the headlines on the global stage,...
PHOTOS: GOV SANWO-OLU RECEIVES GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER AYELABOLA OLOLADE
By: Motunrayo Aniwura Gov. Sanwo-Olu receives Guinness World Record holder for the longest distance walked on a catwalk by a...
LAGOS ATTRACTS OVER ONE TRILLION NAIRA INVESTMENT IN ONE YEAR – COMMISSIONER
By: Motunrayo Aniwura Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and Investment, Folashade Bada Ambrose, has announced that the state...
YOBE: POLICE ARREST TRICYCLE RIDERS OVER ALLEGED RAPE OF MINOR THEFT
By: Motunrayo Aniwura The Yobe State Police Command announced the arrest of five tricycle riders in connection with rape and...
EFCC ARRESTS 17 SUSPECTED INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN KWARA
By: Motunrayo Aniwura Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 17...
$1.43M FRAUD: EFCC ARRESTS FRED AJUDUA AFTER SUPREME COURT REVOKES BAIL
By: Motunrayo Aniwura Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos socialite and businessman Fred Ajudua...