Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS),a unit of the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested additional 15 suspected robbers in different parts of the State.

The RRS had on 13th January 2021 arrested 13 suspected traffic robbers around Motorways, Old Toll-Gate and Olusosun Dump site, Ojota, Lagos as part of its efforts to curtail insecurity in the State.

Out of the 15 who were arrested in different operations carried out between January 29th and 30th, 13 are suspected to be traffic armed robbers and were arrested in Oshodi and Ketu( Alausa) areas of the State.

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According to a statement issued by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, on Sunday 31st January 2021, the operations were conducted as part of the force's efforts to mop up criminals suspected to be attacking motorists and commuters in traffic.

The PPRO stated that the arrest came on the heels of the 4-day surveillance on 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.

The suspects were apprehended 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 suspects that were picked up in Oshodi included Tinuola Ajibola,m, (18), Adeniji Farouk, m, (16), Wale Ajetunmobi, m, (24), Chibueze Okasa, m, (17), Taiwo Goodluck, m, (36), Sodiq Timileyin, m, (23), Salami Alex, m, (21), Umar Abubakar, m, (20), Micheal Iroaja ,m, (36), Abba Mohammed,m, (20) and Mukaila Fasepe, m, (43).

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The other two suspects, Saviour Nwoko (21) and Ayomide David (19) were caught in the act by the team, at different locations, with matchete and stolen phones in Alausa Lagos.

One of the suspects also an ex-convict, David, aka Sharwama, confessed to the police that his gang operate along Olowopopo Road, Ojodu and Ojota.

In a related development, police operatives attached to Meiran Division of the command arrested two suspected armed robbers at Ikola Ipaja Bridge, while on pin down point, on 27th January,2021 at 1120pm. 

The 2 suspects are Oluwadamilare Folami, m, 22 and Desire Chukwu, f, 21.

The suspects 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.

Meanwhile, Hakeem Odumosu, Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, has directed that the fifteen suspects be transferred to State CID Panti, Yaba for proper investigation.

CP Odumosu hereby assured residents of Lagos State of force commitment to provide adequate security and conducive environment to live in and do businesses as expected.

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