Suspected Thief Arrested While Robbing Lagos Pedestrians, Pistol, N93k, 8 Phones, Others Recovered

A suspected thief, Azeez Jimoh has been arrested by the Meiran division patrol officers of the Lagos State Police Command, while he alongside two other men was robbing pedestrians.

Police Arrest Suspected Thief Arrested While Robbing Lagos Pedestrians

Spokesman of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a short tweet with a picture of the suspect on his official handle.

Hundeyin said the three men using a motorcycle while robbing the pedestrians on Thursday, December 15, spotted the patrol officers and took to their heels.

According to him, after a hot pursuit, Azeez Jimoh was arrested.

The police image maker said a locally made pistol, three unexpended cartridges, eight stolen phones, a wristwatch, a security chain, and padlock, and N93,200 cash were recovered from him.

He added that efforts are on to arrest the fleeing two.

On 15/12/2022 at about 2350hrs, three men using a motorcycle, while robbing pedestrians, spotted Meiran Division patrol officers and took to their heels. After a hot pursuit, Azeez Jimoh was arrested with a locally made pistol, three unexpended cartridges, eight stolen phones, pic.twitter.com/NScismZ5gK

— CSP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) December 16, 2022

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