The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested three armed robbery suspects for allegedly robbing a woman of N3.2 million and a vehicle
The spokesperson for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday.
He said the Rapid Response Squad tracked and arrested the suspects.
He said the gang leader, Sheriff Owolabi, had been on the wanted list of the Police as his gang had robbed and killed one Temitope on August 19 at Ojodu Berger, Lagos.
“His confession to the crime led the police to arrest another gang member, Ibrahim Gambo at the Ibafo area of Ogun.
“It was revealed that the suspects took the robbed car to Ibadan and disposed of it to a suspected receiver who came from Cotonou, Benin Republic.
“The suspect had confessed to a series of car snatching in Lagos. He also confessed that the cars were sold to the same buyer called Alhaji from Cotonou,” he said.
Hundeyin said the suspects allegedly forced the woman to transfer about N3.2 million from her account into another account provided by the suspects, who also robbed her of her phones.
He said after collecting her money and other items, the suspects drove her to Kara Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and pushed her out of the vehicle.
Hundeyin said an investigation was ongoing to arrest the suspected receiver of the stolen items.
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