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New Year’s Eve: Nine traffic robbers arrested in Lagos
By Modupe Shodeinde
The Lagos State Police Command arrested nine suspected traffic robbers on the eve of the new year.
The police spokesman, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Friday said the arrest was made along Y- Junction near Old Toll Gate area of Ketu, a Lagos suburb, on Thursday.
“Operatives attached to Ketu Division arrested (9) suspected traffic robbers on Thursday, 31st December, 2020, at about 8pm along Y-Junction, by Old Tollgate, Ketu, Lagos State.
“The suspects had attacked one Mr. Adejare Adetayo and wife in the traffic at the area when police detectives on undercover operation along the area went after the hoodlums and arrested nine (9) with their operational weapons.” the statement read.
The names of the suspected traffic robbers as listed in the statement are: Oluseyi Afolabi(19); Adeyemo Ayomide(18); Francis Latifa(19); Rilwan Raji(23); Ayomide Oyediran(20); Rasheed Ibrahim( 22); (7) Hamzat Abdullahi(19); Musa Gbadamosi(20) and Seun Lasisi(32).
Adejobi also added that recovery of two long knives and other dangerous weapons were made.
According to him, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, praised operatives of the Command for the successful operation and arrest of the offenders.
