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  • Police arrest three suspected armed robbers in Lagos

    Police arrest three suspected armed robbers in Lagos

    The police in Lagos have arrested three suspected armed robbers who allegedly fleeced residents of their belongings.

    Emeka Ikemefuna, Kingsley Okechukwu and Joseph Victor were arrested at Ago Palace Way, Okota in Isolo by a patrol team, after the police were alerted of their activities.

    They were said to have stormed the area around 9:35pm on Sunday on a motorcycle, snatching people’s belongings at gun point.

    Among their victims was one Kelvin Igwe of 9, Vijidike Street, Off Balogun bus stop, who it was gathered described the robbers to the police.

    In the course of a stop and search, the suspects were said to have been apprehended with a locally made pistol and four live cartridges recovered from them.

    Confirming their arrest, the command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP) said their motorcycle was also recovered, adding that they would be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS) for further action.

  • Breaking News: Gunmen invade Lagos school, kidnap principal

    Breaking News: Gunmen invade Lagos school, kidnap principal

    Gunmen suspected to be militants morning invaded Igbo Nla Model College in Epe, Lagos, and whisked away the principal.

    However, it has not been ascertained if students of the college were kidnapped, as there were contradictory reports at the time of filing this report.

    The Nation learnt that operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been deployed on a rescue mission to  the school.

    Details later…

     

  • Four Policemen arrested for ‘illegal’ duty

    Four Policemen arrested for ‘illegal’ duty

    The police in Lagos have arrested four operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS) Ikeja for allegedly taking part in illegal duty.

    The operatives comprising an Inspector and three Sergeants were said to have participated in the unlawful demolition of a building at Alade, Ikeja.

    It was learnt that the operatives who were posted to Badagry, abandoned their post to execute the illegal duty at Ikeja after they collected N500, 000 from one Alhaji.

    The owner of the building, who was said to be having problems with the Alhaji, alerted the police at Ikeja Division of the demolition and the scene was raided and found the policemen keeping watch while the demolition was ongoing.

    The policemen were rounded up alongside three civilians contracted by the Alhaji and they were all taken to the state command.

    While the civilians were paraded before reporters some weeks ago, The Nation learnt that the policemen were being tried in-house.

    “The policemen carried out the illegal demolition without court permit or Commissioner of Police permission. One Alhaji paid them N500, 000 to carry out the demolition. Their boss, the Officer in Charge of SARS (OC), was not aware of the demolition.

    “They left their duty post and moved to Ikeja. Aside from that, it’s not SARS job to carry out demolition. It’s the job of police task force. That was why they were arrested and are being tried,” said a Police source.

  • Inspector shot by robbers alive, say police

    Inspector shot by robbers alive, say police

    The police in Lagos on Tuesday said the Inspector who was shot by gunmen at the Idimu area of the state was alive.

    According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police  (SP) said the Inspector identified simply as Musa and attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Keffi, Lagos was rushed to Ikeja General Hospital where the bullet was extracted.

    Badmos also disclosed that the policeman was trailed from the bank and shot on the face in a bid to dispossess him of the money he was carrying.

    It was learnt that Musa, who was not dressed in Police uniform had gone to make some withdrawals from a commercial bank at Okunola Road near Aregbesola.

    The gunmen who stormed the place in two motorcycles and had earlier killed a civilian bank customer, were said to have trailed him to his Ford Jeep, where he was shot on the head.

    Badmos said: “The gang had targeted a customer coming out of a bank, the customer who was later identified as an Inspector of police was fired on the face in order to dispossess him of the money he’s carrying in a bag. The sound of the shooting attracted the IGP’s team and patrolmen from Idimu who swiftly moved to the scene.

    “On sighting the operatives, the robbers opened fire and the team responded which led to two of the robbers being hit by bullets. The robbers were rushed to hospital where they were confirmed dead while the victim is recovering in the hospital.

    “The case was transferred to Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS), where investigation revealed that the suspect Gafar Ismail is on the wanted list of the command for cases of okada robbery.

    “Meanwhile, the suspect has been giving the command useful information that will aid investigation. Items recovered from the suspects are two locally made pistols, four live ammunitions and one bajaj motorcycle.

    “The command will continue to be on the trail of okada robbers in the state as it’s committed to ending the activities of these hoodlums.”