Six suspected robbers arrested, guns recovered

Juliana Francis

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six suspected robbers from various areas of the metropolis. The police also recovered guns and live cartridges from the suspects, while inflicting bullet wounds on those who fled during gun battle.

According to the police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, two among the suspects were arrested by policemen attached to Lion Building Division.

She revealed that on February 7, 2014, policemen attached to Lion Building Division while acting on a tip-off,  arrested two armed robbers who had been terrorizing Lagos Island at the Balogun Street Lagos Island.

One have been identified as Mukaila Kosoko aka Okiki, of no fixed address and one Rasheed Kosoko of No.73, Oshodi Street, Lagos Island.

One locally made single barrel gun with one cartridge was recovered from them. 

She further said: “On February 7, 2014 at about 2:30am, a policeman attached to Mopol 22 Ikeja, while on duty at Access Bank Ikorodu, arrested one Demola Ajigbade of 41 Road ‘F’ Close House 2 Festac Town with a toy pistol in front of GTBank Lagos Road Ikorodu.

The suspect attempted to rob one Charles Akpati  of Fakoyabe Street, Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu of his money at the aforesaid street.”

According to her, also on the same day, police patrol teams from Shomolu, Alade and Onipanu Divisions while responding to a distress call at Awofeso Street, Pedro area had an encounter with armed robbers.

At the end of the fierce battle, three suspects were arrested while others escaped with bullets wounds.

Double barrel shot guns with two live cartridges were recovered from the robbers.

Braide said that all the cases would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Departments (SCID) Yaba, for further investigation.