Six robbery suspects nabbed in Lagos

Six armed robbery suspects who the police said have been responsible for the series of robbery attacks at Ikotun and environs have been arrested. The suspects, Toyin Adewale, Olakunle Akerele alias Poly, Nurudeen Akorede (Sypon), Oluwaseyu Makinde, Tunde Yusuf (To Door) and Bankole Mohammed alias Hunter were paraded, yesterday, by the Lagos State Police Commissioner, […]

Six armed robbery suspects who the police said have been responsible for the series of robbery attacks at Ikotun and environs have been arrested.

The suspects, Toyin Adewale, Olakunle Akerele alias Poly, Nurudeen Akorede (Sypon), Oluwaseyu Makinde, Tunde Yusuf (To Door) and Bankole Mohammed alias Hunter were paraded, yesterday, by the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Zubairu Muazu.

Muazu said information was received from a credible source that a member of a gang with specialty in traffic robbery and snatching motorcycles was sighted at Ikotun Egbe.

“Based on the information, operatives of the command trailed and arrested one Toyin Adewale at Abaranje in Ikotun Egbe. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to belonging to an armed robbery gang that has been terrorising parts of the state for some time now.

“His confession led to the arrest of other members of the gang. During a search conducted in their hideout, one double barrel locally made gun, one single barrel gun and seven live cartridges were recovered from them,” he said.