Four notorious car robbers busted in Lagos

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The suspects

Operatives of Ijora Badia Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects who specialize in stealing vehicles and dismantling them for onward sales as spare parts.

The suspects, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, are Alafia Afiwajuomo, Ganiyu Tajudeen, Olamilekan Hassan and Lucky Esomojumi.

He said the suspects were arrested at Iganmu under bridge after serious investigation.

“They were arrested at Igamu under bridge following a painstaking investigation and intelligence gathering that was launched when information was received on the 29/09/2022 that a Toyota Camry was snatched at gunpoint from one Sandra (surname withheld) at Iganmu in Surulere, Lagos.

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“The car was in the process of being dismantled before it was recovered by the police. Parts of cars suspected to have been dismantled and sold as spare parts were also recovered at the scene,” he said.

Hundeyin said the suspects had been charged to court.

 

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