THREE ARMED ROBBERS ARRESTED IN ABIJO, LAGOS
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Famous Ogooluwa ‘m’ aged 23 and Ibrahim Omoniyi ’m’ aged 27 while escaping with their loot after robbing their victim.
The suspects were arrested by police officers attached to the Elemoro Police Division in the early last Thursday, following credible information received by the Police about an ongoing robbery in Abijo GRA junction of Ibeju-Lekki.
Items recovered from the suspects include two locally made pistols, one live cartridge, one Tecno Android phone and one ZAT Android phone.
Further investigation led to the arrest of their gun dealer, one Taofeek Soliu ‘m’ aged 27.
The suspects who confessed to have robbed at the same spot several times will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigations.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Omohunwa, assured Lagosians that the Command would do everything operationally possible to ensure that crime and criminality is brought to the barest minimum in Lagos State.
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