by Dolapo Adelana
The Lagos Police Command Friday said it had burst an armed robbery gang that lured phone sellers to hotel rooms to rob them.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Fatai Owoseni, told journalists in Ikeja that four suspects that had been arrested, shot their victims before dispossessing them of their valuables.
“We have got 12 cases of this nature which led to covert operations.
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“They shot one of our policemen in the leg when he took phones to them under disguise, but the police eventually arrested the kingpin, which led to the arrest of two others.
“One KIA Optima car, four expensive phones, wristwatches, camera, laptop computer and substance suspected to be Indian hemp, were recovered from them.
“We are still out to get other members of the gang, as this is believed to be just a unit out of several other units the suspects have,” he said.
The police also paraded five suspects for presenting themselves as haulage contractors, just to cart away unsuspecting victim’s property.
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According to the commissioner, the suspects divert and sell goods given to them, while they dismember the trucks and sell to spare parts traders.
“They have confessed to diverting some other trucks with flour worth N6million which they were supposed to transport.
“The receiver has been traced, and will also be arrested”. he said.
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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