Vigilante man in police net for killing passerby, as Police arrest 17 suspected armed robbers, recover arms

By Tobi Adetunji

The police operatives attached to Ijora Division of the command, on Tuesday,  at about 2pm arrested  Lukman Rasak a member of Vigilante group  for allegedly shooting a passer-by

Lukman was said to have  shot  one Musa Yahaya, on his chest at Ijora area of the state, when the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

In a statement by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made available to Nigerian NewsDirect.

Giving an eloquent testimony of the incident, the Lagos State commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu said, the police was able effect the arrest acting on prompt information.

“The police were alerted and raced to the place, arrested the suspect and recovered his gun with some cartridges.

“In another development, the policemen attached to Elemoro Division, on Wednesday  at about 2am, arrested seventeen suspected armed robbers at their various hideouts within the area based on intelligence gathering.

“The suspects are: Abdulraheem Sidibaba, 20, Abdulrasheed Adebayo, 20, Tajudeen Abdullahi,  Agbaje Sunday, 21, Oladapo Job, m, 22, and twelve others.

“The Police also recovered Items such as: Three  cut-to-size locally-made pistols and four  live catridges.

“The suspected armed robbers alleged to be terrorising and robbing the residents and POS Operators at Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State.

“They are giving useful information to the police on their various activities and/or operations in Lekki area,” he said

The Police boss has ordered that all the suspects be transferred to State CID, Panti, Yaba-Lagos, for proper investigation and possible prosecution.

Odumosu  affirmed that the command will be more proactive in its anti-crime strategies by taking the fights against criminals and hoodlums in the state to their hideouts.