The suspects
A two-day operation, has seen police operatives in Lagos hauling in 13 suspected traffic robbers in Oshodi and Ketu (Alausa) areas of the state.
The operation carried out on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th January, 2021 by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), a unit of the Lagos State Police Command, also arrested two robbery suspects, including a female,
Muyiwa Adejobi, spokesman of the command, said the operation took place after a four-day surveillance of black spots in Oshodi and Alausa (Ketu) with a view to weeding out criminals in the areas where it was reliably gathered that the suspects, most of who pretend to be load carriers in Oshodi, but abscond with travellers’ loads at dawn and at night.
He gave the names of the suspects picked up in Oshodi as Tinuola Ajibola (18), Adeniji Farouk (16), Wale Ajetunmobi (24), Chibueze Okasa (17), Taiwo Goodluck (36), Sodiq Timileyin (23), Salami Alex (21), Umar Abubakar (20), Micheal Iroaja (36), Abba Mohammed (20) and Mukaila Fasepe (43).
The two others were named reportedly caught in the act by the team, at different locations, with matchete and stolen phones in Alausa Lagos, as Saviour Nwoko (21) and Ayomide David (19).
Adejobi, said the suspects were also in the havit of attacking and robbing unsuspecting Lagosians, especially travellers and commuters, in the areas.
“The suspects were picked up by the Rapid Response Squad’s (RRS) Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi’s led team between 10:45pm on Friday and 4:30am on Saturday at Oshodi Oke and Alausa respectively,” the statement said.
He added that David, alias Sharwama, one of the suspects and ex-convict, has disclosed to the police that his gang used to operate along Olowopopo Road, Ojodu and Ojota.
In another development, police operatives attached to Meiran Division of the command have arrested two suspected armed robbers at Ikola Ipaja Bridge, while on pin-down point, on 27th January, 2021 at 1120pm.
The suspects, Oluwadamilare Folami, 22 and a female, Desire Chukwu, 21, were stopped on a motorbike before they were arrested and searched. Upon search, one locally-made pistol, charms and weed suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from them.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has directed that the 15 suspects be transferred to State CID Panti, Yaba for proper investigation, while he assured the good people of Lagos State of adequate security and conducive environment to live in and do businesses.
