Suspects blame colleagues for arrest

Two robbery suspects, Kareem Ahmed (26) and Ago Emma (24), who were arrested around Abiola Garden in Ketu area of Lagos have revealed that they were arrested because one of their gang members was not smart enough to jump over a drain when the police arrived. One of the suspects, Ahmed, said, “We went for […]

Two robbery suspects, Kareem Ahmed (26) and Ago Emma (24), who were arrested around Abiola Garden in Ketu area of Lagos have revealed that they were arrested because one of their gang members was not smart enough to jump over a drain when the police arrived.

One of the suspects, Ahmed, said, “We went for our usual operation at Ketu. We had successfully snatched phones and bags when the police arrived. Rather than jump over a drain at Median, Ojota, he started running straight on the road. He was arrested and he led the police to our hideout.”

The police spokesman in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspects were members of a gang notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings around the Abiola Garden.

Hundeyin said the suspects were found with five stolen android phones, a jack knife, a cutlass, a mask and weed suspected to be Indian hemp.

He said, “The arrest followed repeated complaints from motorists on the activities of these miscreants along Ketu/Ojota Road.”