Police apprehend suspected armed robber, fake policeman, recover arm
By Tobi Adetunji
The Police operative attached to Itire Division of the command have arrested one Samuel Ayooluwa for alleged robberry.
The 24year-old Samuel was arrested on Thursday at about 9:40Pm, around Olatilewa Street by Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos State.
In a statement by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made available to Nigerian NewsDirect, the Commissioner of Police CP Hakeem Odumosu said, “The police were able to capture the suspect having responded promptly to a distress call from a concerned citizen. He hinted that arms were recovered, while two of the robbers escaped.”
“The police operatives on their routine patrol around the area had responded to a distress call from one of the shop owners.
“The three armed men on motorcycle attacked the customers in the shop and dispossessed them of their belongings.
“The police, who raced to the scene, gave the suspected armed men a hot chase and eventually arrested one of them, Samuel, while the other two escaped.
“Items recovered from him include two locally-made pistol, three live cartridges, three expended cartridges, and two mobile phones.
“In a similar development, the police operatives attached to Orile Division of the command on Friday at 9am, accosted and arrested one Udu Augustine, m, 39, of No 15, Ishola Street, Magogo, Yaba-Lagos, at Orile Bus Stop.
“The police operatives stopped his motorcycle at Orile Bus Stop, Lagos and the suspect introduced himself as a police officer to them.
“The operatives suspected him and put some questions to him but could not provide any satisfactory answers. Hence, he was arrested in a possession of a police warrant card.
“After the arrest, he was taken to his house, at the above address, where one police camouflage T-shirt, one face cap and some police accoutrements were recovered from him.
“The police boss has ordered that the suspects be transferred to the Command’s Special Squad for thorough investigation and possible apprehension of the fleeing suspects.”
Odumosu, however directed all the Divisional Police Officers across the state to be on the lookout for and arrest impersonators who are on the prowl and their activities dent the image of the Nigeria Police Force.
