Police arrest 2 robbers, recover bike, laptop

The police in Lagos State have arrested two armed robbery suspects, Mustapha Mohammed (37) and Abdullahi Buba (20), and recovered stolen items from them. The spokesman of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said, “The suspects were arrested at about 2pm on Thursday, June 2, 2022, following credible information received by the police about an ongoing […]

The police in Lagos State have arrested two armed robbery suspects, Mustapha Mohammed (37) and Abdullahi Buba (20), and recovered stolen items from them.

The spokesman of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said, “The suspects were arrested at about 2pm on Thursday, June 2, 2022, following credible information received by the police about an ongoing robbery on Apongbon Bridge, Ebute-Ero.

“The officers of Ijora Badia Division arrested the suspects while escaping with their loot after robbing some Lagosians. A third suspect, bearing arms, shot his way into escaping.”

The spokesman further said items recovered from the suspects included, “A Bajaj motorcycle, one LG plasma TV, 66 various items ordered online from Jumia, one HP laptop, one bag of Honeywell flour and one iron cutter.

“The suspects, who confessed to have robbed at the same spot several times, are currently assisting the police in an ongoing investigation to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.” (NAN)