– A robber has been arrested in Alagbado area of Lagos state
– The robber was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad
– The RRS team also recovered one AK-47 from the operation
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos state has arrested a suspected armed robber out of three gang members in Apapa area of the state.
The Lagos police command said the suspected armed robber, a 23-year old bag snatcher was arrested on Friday, August 4, in Alagba during a botched operation.
The police also said that an AK-47 riffle was recovered from the gang during the operation by its operatives on routine patrol in Apapa.
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A statement by the police said three young men carrying a bag were sighted at about 11 pm on Friday.
The men, the police said were accosted by officers of the Rapid Response Squad and a check on the bag’s content led to the recovery of an AK-47 riffle.
The robber was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad Source: Police RRS team
The police however, said, while no ammunition was found in the bag, a suspected ‘Okada’ robber Ayobami Adedeji was chased by the operatives after snatching a bag form a resident at Kola Bus Stop in Alagbado area of Lagos.
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“Adedeji, in company of an accomplice, who he referred to as Aboki, had on Monday night, operating with a motor cycle, snatched the hand bag of one Kudirat Oyebade at Kola Bus Stop.
The robber was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad Source: Police RRS team
The operatives who were close to the
Adedeji confessing to committing the criminal acts said: “I was a bus conductor. I went to Kotangoa market on Monday to meet Aboki about how to raise money for ourselves.”
We have been together for a long time. At around 2:00 p.m on Monday, we perfected the plan to operate together on Lagos Abeokuta Expressway but our focus were Adura and Council Bus Stops around Agbado areas of Lagos State. Our priorities were handbags and purses.”
“We had snatched two bags and my colleague was keeping the money before our last botched operation. This was our first time.”
He also said he was not aware that he was being monitored by the RRS team.
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“I dropped out in SS1 after losing my mother. My father was just a ceremonial father. He never cared about me since the death of my mother. He never assisted me but I had to fend for myself after the death of my mother,” he said.
The Lagos police command also said that the rifle recovered has been deposited at the RRS headquarters for further investigation while Adedeji has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti for prosecution.
ZENITHBLOG.com earlier reported that police arrested suspected armed robbers who robbed a Zenith Bank in Owerri in February.
The robbers who were captured by a CCTV in the bank’s premises were arrested alongside the gang leader and driver Okechukwu Onwuamaegbu.
The robbers were said to be arrested in Aba, Abia state during a funeral service of the father to one of the gang members.
You can watch this ZENITHBLOG.com video of a visit to the family of the notorious ‘Evans the Kidnapper’:
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