KINGSLEY EBERE
Police operatives from the Lagos State Police Command on Christmas day foiled a robbery operation and arrested three members of a suspected armed robbery gang.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspects invaded the Safejo area of Amukoko in the state and were attempting to rob residents of Amukoko on Christmas Day when the State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, deployed Policemen to the area.
The suspects were unlucky as they were arrested with dangerous weapons recovered as exhibits while the other suspects managed to escape and are now at large.
This was disclosed by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who also confirmed the arrest of the three suspects undergoing interrogation in custody.
“In furtherance of the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to commands and formations to implement unalloyed anti-crime strategies towards ensuring adequate safety and security during this festive period, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force across several states in the country have successfully apprehended multiple groups of armed robbers, cultists and hoodlums targeting fun seekers and engaging in gangsterism during the Christmas celebrations,” he stated.
“On the 25th of December 2024, at about 1am, police operatives attached to the Lagos State Command received a distress call that a group of hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons was operating around the Safejo area of Amukoko, Lagos State.”
“The swift response by the Police operatives to the scene led to the arrest of three of the suspected hoodlums, identified as [b]Emmanuel Okoli (20 years), Ogunde Tejiri (20 years), and Emmanuel Orji (18 years), and the recovery of the weapons they had used in carrying out robbery attacks on innocent fun seekers in the area.
“The Police have initiated intensified searches to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang.”
The Police image maker stated that the suspects will be charged before the Court after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.
