Lagos Police apprehend community leaders for murder, nab 12 suspected traffic robbers, recover arms
By Tobi Adetunji
The Police Operatives attached to Ikotun Division of the command, on Wednesday have arrested three Community leaders of Ikotun Area of Lagos State for lynching a suspected burglar.
The robbers were apprehended at Abaranje area road Ikotun when an alarm was raised.
In statement by Lagos Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made available to Nigeria NewsDirect, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP Hakeem Odumosu said, the “burglar had gained entrance into the room of one Mrs Adeyemi Opeyemi, at 2, Asalu Bus Stop, off Abaranje Road, Ikotun, Lagos in attempt to rob her but she raised alarm. and the burglar escaped into the street, when some members of the community apprehended and beat him to death.”
The Police boss has ordered the arrest of some community leaders in the area for questioning.
Odumosu gave the details of the community leaders arrested as: Sakariyau Biliaminu, John Adeyemi, and Gabriel Ajayi. These suspects have some questions to answer pertaining to the killing of the suspect.
He condemned the act of jungle justice metted on the suspect and vowed to kick against such in the state as “it is becoming rampant and such is inimical to our collective efforts to improve on the Criminal Justice System of Lagos State.”
“Similarly, the police operatives attached to Ojo Division of the command, in furtherance of the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, to go after traffic robbers in the state, on Tuesday, arrested three suspected traffic robbers.”
“They include; Bashiru Ammo, 19, Ibrahim Arinze Victor, 19, Mohammed, 23, all of Alaba Rago Market, Ojo-Lagos for attacking innocent commuters in Ojo area.
“As a follow-up to police investigation, other suspected receivers to the traffic robbers were arrested on Wednesday.
“They are Bashiru Mohammed, m, 19, Bello Jafaru, m, 20, Nafiu Saray, m, 21 Nuru Abdullahi,m, 23, and Dare Alaba Rago, all of Kasuwan Ojo-Lagos.
“The suspects have confessed to the crime of attacking and dispossessing commuters and innocent Lagosians of their belongings along Ojo-Iba Road.
“In addition, during the course of investigation, one Lucky Gurube, m, 19, of no fixed addresss, was arrested. He confessed to be a pick pocket who has been picking peoples phones along Iyana Iba, Ojo-Lagos.
“Again, the policemen attached to Ojo Division, on Wednesday at about 3.30am, in another operation, nabbed a set of suspected traffic robbers, in conjunction with some members of the Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, along Iyana Iba to PPL, Area of Lagos.
“The suspects are Babangida Abdullahi, 19, Mathew Christopher,m, 25, and Babangida Umoru, 25, all of no fixed addresss. They were arrested with some weapons like knives, cuttlasses, broken bottles and other offensive weapons. They have all confessed to the crime.
“In the same vein, the Operatives attached to Ikeja Division of the command on Monday at about 12: 15am, accosted three suspected armed robbers on a motorcycle along Awolowo Way, Ikeja, and arrested one of them while others fled.
“The suspect, Malik Abdullahi, m, was arrested in possession of one locally-made single barrel gun with assorted charms. He is helping the police to get the fleeing suspects at all cost.”
Odumosu, has ordered that all the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, for proper investigation and possible prosecution as the command will leave no stone unturned in getting rid of crimes and criminality in the state.
He however charged officers and men of the command to be more proactive to security issues around their areas of responsibility in the state.
