THE Lagos State Police Command has verified the arrest of six suspected members of armed robbery gangs in the Ajegunle and Alaba-Rago areas of Lagos state for allegedly robbing unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the development in a statement today, the suspects were found with a locally-made gun, a motorcycle, and two phones.
Hundeyin stated that despite the fact that efforts were being made to apprehend other fugitive members of the two gangs. the suspects would be charged in court.
He said, “Detectives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested six armed robbers belonging to two different gangs, notorious for dispossessing unsuspecting victims of their valuables within Ajegunle and Alaba-Rago areas of the state.
“The arrest followed swift investigations into reports of activities of the robbers in the areas. The suspects, Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, 21, Chukwuebuka Innocent, 24, Umaru Isah, 21, Emmanuel Ita, 19, Olayitan Ayinde, 18, and Moshood Ayinde, 25, were arrested in different areas of the state, while efforts are being intensified to arrest other fleeing members of the gangs and recover other weapons.
“One unregistered TVS motorcycle, one locally-made gun, one Infinix Note 7 and one iPhone 7 were recovered from the suspects. The suspects will be arraigned at the end of investigation.”
Hundeyin said the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, charged Lagosians to promptly alert the police to suspicious happenings in their localities to further enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality.
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