Lagos Police Arrests Six Armed Robbers, Recovers Motorcycle, Locally Made Gun, Phones

Six armed robbers belonging to two different gangs, notorious for dispossessing unsuspecting victims of their valuables within the Ajegunle and Alaba-Rago areas of Lagos State have been arrested by detectives of the Lagos state police command.

Lagos state police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday.

Hundeyin said the arrest of the six armed robbers followed swift investigations into reports of activities of the robbers in the areas.

He gave the names of the six armed robbers as Chukwuemeka Emmanuel ‘m’ aged 21, Chukwuebuka Innocent ‘m’ aged 24,
Umaru Isah ‘m’ aged 21, Emmanuel Ita ‘m’ aged 19, Olayitan Ayinde ‘m’ aged 18 and Moshood Ayinde ‘m’ aged 25.

According to the police image maker, the robbers were arrested in different areas of the state.

He added that efforts are being intensified to arrest other fleeing members of the gangs and recover other weapons.

Part of the statement reads, “One unregistered TVS motorcycle, one locally made gun, one Infinix Note 7, and one iPhone 7 were recovered from the suspects.

“Suspects will be arraigned at the end of the investigation.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, charges Lagosians to promptly alert the police to suspicious happenings in their localities to further enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality.”

In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, on Saturday, said the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke will not dump the party.

Caretaker Chairman of the state chapter of the PDP, Dr. Akindele Adekunle, who stated this in a statement, said the rumour of Adeleke’s defection allegedly emanated from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was circulated on social media.