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

Police Arrest Suspected Thief Arrested While Robbing Lagos Pedestrians

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.

In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Thursday, assured the people of the South-East that he is their surest route to the Nigerian presidency if they support him.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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