Detectives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a fake Army Captain, Andy Teddy Edwards, 39 for armed robbery.
A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin on Sunday, said the fake soldier, who posed as a modeling agent, would invite ladies for auditioning and then rob them of their cars and valuables at gun point.
“He was arrested following a painstaking investigation that was launched after one of his victims reported the robbery of her Lexus RX330 SUV.
“Further investigation led to the recovery of one Ford Edge SUV with registration number KRD 276 EG, one sewing machine, one POS machine with six SIM cards, two pairs of military camouflage uniform, one number plate – AFL 469 GD, in the suspect’s house,” he said.
Hundeyin added that while investigation was being rounded off, the owner of the Ford SUV has been urged to come forward to claim same.
He said the suspect, Edwards would be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.
Hundeyin stated that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi , had once again assured the good people of Lagos State of the unwavering commitment of officers and men of the Command towards annihilation of crime and criminality in the state.
