Police arrest suspected motorcycle robbers in Lagos

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected motorcycle robbers and recovered a motorcycle in the Ikoyi area of the state.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure via a statement on Tuesday.

Hundeyin disclosed that the suspected motorcycle robbers were arrested on Sunday by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Park View Estate after they dispossessed a motorcyclist of his motorcycle.

The police spokesperson identified the suspects as Ayo Taiwo, ‘m’, aged 25; Jude Prince Ovat, ‘m’, aged 21; and Daniel Chibuike, ‘m’, who is still at large.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the suspects, Prince Ovat and Chibuike Daniel, boarded the motorcycle from Obalande to Parkview Estate, Ikoyi where Ayo Taiwo was waiting for them.

“On arriving the destination, Chibuike Daniel hit the rider on the head with a wheel spanner and dispossessed him of his motorcycle.

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“People around the area who witnessed the rather quick incident raised the alarm which drew the attention of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) officers on patrol in the area,” he added.

Hundeyin noted that the suspects, who confessed to have stolen several motorcycles in a similar manner, disclosed that they sold each stolen motorcycle for one hundred and fifty thousand Naira (N150,000).

He stated that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has directed the RRS Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, to transfer the suspects and exhibit to the CP’s Special Squad for further investigation that would lead to the arrest of the fleeing gang member, their possible criminal receiver(s), and eventual prosecution.

The Star