POLICE APPREHEND TWO NOTORIOUS TRAFFIC ROBBERS IN LAGOS

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By: Sefiu Ajape

Operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have apprehended two suspected traffic robbers allegedly notorious for targeting commuters in the Ketu and Mile 12 areas of the state.

The arrest was disclosed in a statement posted by the RRS on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday.

The suspects — Yemi Aparaojo, also known as Asa (33), and Samuel Adekunle, nicknamed Omo-jo–Ibo (37) — were arrested around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday during a routine patrol by RRS officers in the area.

According to the police, the suspects, along with two accomplices still at large, had robbed a pedestrian of ₦25,000 the previous week after persistently demanding money. When the victim tried to help, they allegedly turned violent and forcefully took the cash.

Their luck ran out on Tuesday when the victim spotted Adekunle in the vicinity and promptly alerted RRS personnel. Officers responded swiftly, arresting both suspects, while the other two escaped through Ketu Market.

The statement said, “The operatives of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS), a unit of Lagos Police Command, on Tuesday morning arrested two notorious traffic robbers operating around Ketu and Mile 12, Kosofe.

“The suspects: Yemi Aparaojo, popularly known as Asa, a 33-year-old and Samuel Adekunle, a.k.a Omo-jo–Ibo, a 37-year-old, were arrested by the operatives around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

“The duo along with two others last week at about noon robbed a passerby of his N25,000 while the victim was trying to assist them with some money when the group pestered him. The gang thereafter assaulted the man.

“The victim on sighting the leader of the gang, Adekunle, on Tuesday alerted RRS operatives, who rounded up the suspects. Two members of the gang escaped through Ketu market.”

The RRS Commander, CSP Sola Jejeloye, said the arrests followed the directive of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, to reinforce security along major traffic corridors prone to criminal activity.

The statement added, “The Commander, Rapid Response Squad, CSP Sola Jejeloye had in line with the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh reinforced Response riders at Ketu and Mile 12 to stem the tide of crime on the corridor.

“Jejeloye has directed that the suspects be charged to court immediately while the team intensifies efforts to arrest other members of the gang.”