Edgal Imohimi, the Commissioner of Police Lagos State
A robbery kingpin, who goes around with his gang terrorising Okoko, Iyana-Isashi, Afromedia and its environs, along Badagry Expressway, has been arrested.
Members of the gang specialised in attacking residents at the early hours of the morning, dispossessing them of valuables.
The gang leader met his Waterloo yesterday after the gang attacked a lady.
It was learned that two suspected members of the gang accosted the lady identified as Juliette, who was in her mother’s shop at Afromedia.
Upon realizing the gun used in robbing all her valuables was toy, she raised the alarm which attracted residents.
While one of them escaped, the gang leader was apprehended by residents who almost lynched him.
Lamenting the spate of robbery attacks in the community, a food vendor, Jumoke Adisa, said: “It has become a terrible situation. Hardly does a day pass without residents getting robbed.
“Usually they launch their attack very early in the morning when the vigilante and security personnel would have closed.”
The suspect told residents the location they had come from, Okoko, adding that his friend who escaped was in possession of the money they had collected from their victim
“We came from Okoko. My friend and I attacked and robbed the woman. My friend was lucky; he escaped but I was caught. He is the one that has the money we collected from the woman.”
Efforts in contacting the spokesperson Lagos State Police Command, CSP Chike Oti, proved abortive as at the time of writing this report.