At least six persons were arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for alleged armed robbery.
It was learnt that the members of the gangs are notorious for dispossessing unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables in the Ajegunle and Alaba-Rago areas of the state.
Confirming the arrest in a statement on Saturday, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the police recovered a locally-made gun, a motorcycle, and two phones from the suspects.
The police spokesperson disclosed that the suspects would be charged to court even as the command’s operatives intensify efforts to apprehend other fleeing members of the two gangs.
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“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.
He noted that 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.