A 28 years old Traffic Robber identified as Ibrahim Ganiyu has met his water loo.
He was nabbed at wee hours of the
day by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit,
Taskforce.
The robbery suspect who goes by
his alias name, Temitomi, was arrested around Brewery/Ijora area of Lagos
State.
Head, Public Affairs, Taskforce,
Femi Moliki, said Ibrahim, who along with an accomplice, named Akpan was trying
to dispossess a lady of her hand bag and mobile phone when the operatives of
Lagos State Taskforce heading to Apapa sighted them.
The shout for help by the lady
drew the attention of the police team. Their arrival at the scene foiled the
robbery thus making the two robbers to flee the scene on motor bike.
After a chase, the operatives
arrested Ibrahim while Akpan abandoned a TVS motorcycle with the registration
number AAA 535 QK before escaping.
Ibrahim, in his confession
disclosed that they were trying to collect the lady’s phone and bag before she
shouted for help.
He noted that they robbed early
in the morning and at night.
He stated that they robbed in
traffic and at bus stops around Costain, Mushin, Ijora and Eko Bridge, adding
that, apart from his gang, some other teams come from Safejo and Alaba to rob
in the area.
The Chairman, Lagos State
Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye said that the suspect would be transferred to the
State Command for further investigation.
Recovered from the suspect were a
motor bike and a long dagger.
Meanwhile Lagos State Taskforce
has served owners of structures and kiosks on road setback at Idera Bus Stop,
Owode to remove them in three days.
The removal order is coming after
several days of inspection of the area and education of the owners by the
agency and officials of Federal Ministry of Works.
The owners of the structures and kiosks were last served in February, 2021.
Story by Emmanuel Edom
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