The suspects have been
identified as Hameed Atairu (25), Akeem Muritala (23), Lawal Muritala (25),
Tunde Olatunji (27) and Sarafa Ishola (38), driver of the bus used by the
suspects.
The suspects, who
claimed they were scrap metal dealers, were intercepted inside their Vanagon
bus marked J J J 929 EL by RRS operatives around 1:15am on Friday at Agege
area of the State.
A police source said: “The
suspects lied to the police that an official of the Nigerian Railway
Corporation sold the iron to them. But during a preliminary investigation by
the police, it was discovered that the irons were stolen by the suspects from where
they were kept for use by Nigerian Railway Corporation. Three among them claimed they
were ex-convicts. They claimed to be scrap dealers. They said they raised N35,
000, 00 to pay for the iron ballast.”
The Lagos State Police
Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the arrest of
the suspects.
Famous-Cole said: “The
suspects and the exhibits recovered from the suspects have been transferred to
the State Criminal Intelligence Investigation Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba,
for further investigation.”
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