Police snub N500,000 bribe, arrest suspects with stolen iron rods

*Nab two suspected armed robbers with dummy gun

Etim Effiong

Police operatives attached to Area ‘E’ Command, Festac, Lagos State, on April 11, 2021, around 3 am, accosted five suspects in a Ford bus with number plate FST 679 XZ, and with some 25mm iron rods, property of China Construction Engineering Company (CCEC) between Volks Bus Stop and Iyana Iba, Lagos State.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said on Tuesday, April 13, that the suspects, when arrested by the police operatives, offered a bribe of N500,000 to the operatives, who rejected the offer and went ahead to arrest them with the stolen Iron rods.

He said: “The suspects include Lawal Saheed, ‘m’, 40; Taofeek Adenigba, ‘m’, 43; Ope Olowolayemo, ‘m’, 28; Azeez Jamie, ‘m’, 41, and Omotayo Adewale, ‘m’, 34.

“The items recovered from them are some pieces of 25mm iron rods, one Nozzle, one gas cylinder and Ford bus with number plate FST 697 XZ.

“The management of CCEC has been contacted by the police and identified the stolen items to be their property.”

He said the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered that the matter be thoroughly investigated, and the suspects charged as soon as possible.

The PPRO added that in the same vein, the police operatives attached to Sagamu Road Division of Ikorodu, Lagos, on April 12, 2021, around 12.45 pm, arrested two suspects, Awosika Kehinde, ‘m’, 24 and Olatilewa Ayomide, ‘m’, 18, at Sabo area of Ikorodu.

“The suspects were accosted by the police on a motorcycle in Sabo area of Ikorodu. After preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the suspects were using the dummy gun to scare their victims anytime they were on robbery operation, particularly in the traffic.

“They are giving useful information to assist the police in the course of their investigation.

“Items recovered from them include one dummy beretta pistol and some assorted charms,” the PPRO said.

He noted that Odumosu has also directed that the suspects be transferred to the Command Special Squad for thorough investigation.