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The Rapid Response Squad, a unit of the Lagos State Police Command, has arrested three traffic robbers operating around the Long Bridge in the Ogun State border with Lagos State and also around Isheri, Ojodu – Berger and Agidingbi areas of Lagos State.
The suspects – Issa Jidda, 15, Alli Jumah,19, and Adamu Mohammed, 22 – were arrested over the weekend at Olowopopo Way, Ikeja, after robbing two ladies.
Recovered from the suspects were two android phones, knife, dagger and their operational motorcycle.
According to Jidda, the gang had been operating in Ogun Long Bridge, Isheri, Unilag Estate, Gateway Estate, Ojodu – Berger, Fela Shrine and Agidingbi since May 2019.
“We have been operating since last month. I was invited into the gang by Mohammed. He is the leader of the gang. I have gone out on robberies with them seven times. Our targets are mobile phones, wallet and jewelry”, he stated.
“We also rob in traffic, especially Long Bridges. We avoid operating in Kara because we live there. Our colleagues might see us. We sell the phones and share the money.
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“The motorcycle that we use is owned by Jumah. The three of us operate on it using a knife and dagger as our arms”, the primary school dropout added.
The trio were arrested after the police team responded to a distress call that some robbers on bike were operating in Agidingbi.
The officers trailed the robbers to Olowopopo Way where a motorist, who got a hint that the suspects were being chased, reportedly hit the gang’s Okada to prevent them from escaping into the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway.
The owners of the two android phones, snatched at Gateway Estate, Isheri and Agidingbi, identified the suspects.
The suspects, it was learnt, had been transferred to the Special Anti- Robbery Squad for further investigation.
Commenting on the development, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Muazu, urged Lagosians to continue to co-operate with the police in order to address the security challenges in the state.
