The arrest of the traffic robbers followed a tip-off from civic-minded Lagosians to the RRS officers who were on routine patrol along Ladipo and Oshodi.
By Eberechi Obinagwam,
The Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Command has arrested three robbery suspects, recovered a beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition at Toyota bus-stop near Oshodi.
In a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, , SP Benjamin Hundeyin said that the prompt arrest of the traffic robbers followed a tip-off from civic-minded Lagosians to the RRS officers who were on routine patrol along Ladipo and Oshodi.
He disclosed in the statement that preliminary investigations revealed that they are members of Aro–Baga cult group. They include: Omuyibo Goddey (32), alias Aro Ghetto Boy; Destiny Nwanga (27), alias Aro Smiling God; and Ebuka Igwe (23), alias Aro Do or Die.
READ ALSO
BREAKING: U.S. Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson first black female Supreme Court justice
Upon arrest, one of the suspects, Goddey disclosed that they were about to rob their second victim when the RRS patrol team arrived on the scene.
According to the SP, ”A swift follow-up on the arrest led the RRS to their converging point at 7 Alhaji Monsuru Street, Ijegun, where two other suspects were arrested.
Investigations revealed that Nwanga repairs fuel pump at Ladipo Spare Part Market; Omuyibo works as a welder while Igwe deals in illicit drugs,”
The Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi has directed the Commander, RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi to transfer the three suspects and exhibits to the CP’s Special Squad for further investigation and prosecution.
