Operatives of the Rapid Response
Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command, have arrested three suspected
members of a robbery gang that specialized in attacking motorists and commuters
trapped in traffic around the Ikoyi area of the state.
The
suspects, as gathered, were arrested in their hideout around Bourdillon, Ikoyi,
while preparing for an operation on Saturday.
Recovered
from the suspects were four cutlasses, axes and iron rods used in breaking
victims’ cars’ windscreens and according to the RRS Commander, Mr. Olatunji
Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, the suspects “were arrested
following complaints from members of public on incessant in-traffic robbery
attacks around the axis.
“Our
men laid an ambush on them, which led to the arrest of 24-year-old Joseph,
29-year-old Jamilu and 30-year-old Gambo. Others managed to escape the dragnet
of the Police. When the policemen combed the area, different weapons were
recovered from them.”
However,
Jamilu, who hails from Jigawa State, said he was innocent of the allegation,
saying one of his friends, Joseph, was a member of the robbery gang.
According
to him, “Gambo and I are innocent. We were relaxing under a tree in the field
when we were arrested. We were selling second-hand goods under the bridge
before government sent us away.
“Since
then, we have been staying under the tree. We are not members of the gang that
attack people in traffic. But Joseph is. They are 15 in number. He
usually leaves every evening with members of his gang.
“The
field is their meeting place. When they come back from any operation, they
would bring travelling bags, school bags, telephones and other items stolen
from their victims. Gambo and I never partook in the operation or sharing of
loot.”
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