Police arrest traffic robber, 2 vandals in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, revealed the arrest of a suspected traffic robber in Ketu, on May 29, 2024, including the apprehension of two suspected vandals in Alausa Business District, Ikeja, on May 26, 2024.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State Command, Ikeja, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Thursday, indicated that @LagosPoliceNG operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested a suspected traffic robber in Ketu on May 29, 2024, and also apprehended two suspected vandals in Alausa Business District, Ikeja on May 26, 2024.

According to the PPRO, the traffic robbery suspect, Hakeem Badamosi ‘m’ aged 29, an ex-convict, was arrested while attempting to dispossess a passerby of his mobile phone.

Badamosi, who was armed with a machete and charms, tried to flee upon seeing the officers but was promptly rounded up with the assistance of eyewitnesses, Hundeyin said.

In a separate incident, two suspected vandals, Jeremiah Odika ‘m’ aged 20 and Aaron Gabbis ‘m’ aged 19, were arrested in the Alausa Business District, Ikeja in the act of removing a road signpost.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects include a machete, charms, and the stolen signpost.

All suspects have been charged to court, the PPRO stated.