Police nab armed robbery suspect, recover arm, ammunition in Lagos

Glory Ebomah

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an armed robbery suspect, Abdullahi Zakari, ‘m’, aged 21.

The suspect was arrested around 9.30 am on November 30, 2021, on NEPA Road, Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, Lagos by an anti-crime patrol team of the Ojo Police Division during a routine patrol of the area.

Items recovered from the suspect are two locally made pistols and one live cartridge concealed in a bag.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 that the suspect, upon interrogation, confessed to being one of the men of the underworld that are responsible for the spate of robbery in traffic in Alaba, Ojo, Iba and similar places in Lagos State in recent times.

According to Ajisebutu, following the arrest of the suspect, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, directed that the suspect be transferred to the Command’s Tactical Team for diligent investigation and prosecution, immediately.