Etim Effiong
Police operatives attached to the Strike Team of the Command, on May 1, 2021, around 2 pm, arrested 11 suspected cultists and traffic robbers who were attacking and dispossessing innocent people of their belongings at Railway Crossing, Ikeja Along, Ikeja, Lagos State.
The operatives who responded to a distress call from one of the victims (name withheld), raced to the area and arrested some of the suspects in action while others were arrested at their hideouts around Ikeja Along.
The suspects have, however, confessed to the crime. They also revealed that they attack their targets with iron rods, guns, cutlasses, and charms during operation.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said on Monday that during investigation, the suspects revealed one of their receivers, one Idris Adamu, ‘m’, 42, who was immediately arrested at Alade Market, Lagos State.
Adejobi added that a gold necklace of one of the victims and many other suspected stolen items like phones, necklaces, watches, and many more, were recovered from him.
“Other victims of their robbery operation on the said date have been identified and assisting the police in their investigation.
“The police operatives are presently interrogating the suspects in order to extract more information on their mode of operations, membership and accomplices so as to apprehend other members of the gang and those who conspire with them in committing the dastardly act in the area and across the state.
“The suspects are Sadiq Masaki, m, 22, Oladimeji Olatunbosun, ‘m’, 24; Adam Hassan, ‘m’, 21; Tunde Afolayan, ‘m’, 24; Michael Ademola, ‘m’, 22; Olamide Johnson, ‘m’, 20; Abiodun Opeyemi, ‘m’, 22; Oluseyi Agbaje, ‘m’, 21; Daniel Ayomide, ‘m’, 20, and Adebayo Tobi, ‘m’, 21,” he said.
He noted that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered that the Strike Team profiles the suspects and go after their gang members and conspirators as the command will not spare anyone who engages in any act of criminality, no matter its magnitude.
He added that Odumosu also directed that the commander RRS, the commander Taskforce and other tactical commanders should sectorise the state for easy operation and get rid of traffic robbers and other criminals to accord perfect and excellent service delivery as well as effective security to all and sundry in Lagos State.