Sunday, February 19, 2023
SP Benjamin Hundeyin
The police command in Lagos State has arrested three younger males for alleged armed theft and illegal possession of firearms.
The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a press release he issued on Saturday in Lagos.
Mr Hundeyin mentioned that two of the suspects had been aged 27, whereas one was 23-year-old.
He mentioned that the suspects had been apprehended at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday following a tipoff about theft at Abijo GRA Junction at Ibeju-Lekki.
“The suspects had been arrested by officers of Elemoro Division on Feb. 16, 2023, whereas escaping with their loot after robbing their sufferer.
“Objects recovered from the suspects embrace two locally-made pistols, one dwell cartridge, one Tecno Android telephone and one ZAT Android telephone,” he mentioned.
The spokesman mentioned that two of the suspects had been initially arrested however additional investigation led to the arrest of the opposite.
The spokesman mentioned that the trio confessed to have robbed on the similar spot a number of instances.
In line with him, the suspects will likely be arraigned in courtroom on the conclusion of investigations.
He mentioned that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Omohunwa, had assured the residents that the command would do its finest to scale back crime and criminality to the barest minimal.
(NAN)
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