Police arrest dangerous armed robbers in Lagos

On Saturday, the Lagos State Police Command announced that two dangerous armed robbers had been apprehended in Ibeju Lekki's Abijo neighborhood as they fled with their stolen goods.

In a statement, Benjamin Hundeyin, the command's spokesman, claimed that while fleeing with their stolen goods after robbing their victim, officers of the Elemoro Division of the Lagos State Police Command had apprehended Famous Ogooluwa, 23, and Ibrahim Omoniyi, 27.

He claimed that on February 16, 2023, at around 1:30 am, the police made the suspects into custody after receiving reliable information about an ongoing robbery at the 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, assures Lagosians that the Command would do everything operationally possible to ensure that crime and criminality are brought to the barest minimum in Lagos State,” he said.

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