20- year old ex-convict arrested for another robbery
An inmate from a Correctional Center in Lagos State, Abdulahi Olalere popularly called ‘Orobo’ who regained freedom on completion of six months jail term has again been arrested for alleged armed robbery
Penpushing reports that, the Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi made this known on Friday, adding that the suspect was arrested alongside other gang member during a traffic robbery operations.
The statement said Orobo who confessed to the crime confirmed that his gang was responsible for the early morning robbery attacks on innocent motorists around China Town and tipper garage by Ketu area of Ikorodu Road on Tuesday, 23th of March, 2021
‘Preliminary investigation revealed that Abdulahi Olalere a.k.a ‘Orobo’ was recently released from a Correctional Center having 6 months jail term for same robbery incidents in 2020’,Adejobi said
The statement said premised on the intelligence gathered on operations of criminals around Ketu axis, the Commissioner of Police deployed a surveillance team from the Rapid Response Squad, led by the Commander, CSP Yinka Egbeyemi, to monitor the entire Ikorodu road axis in reaction to series of complaints of early morning robbery attacks on motorists including the residents around Owode-Onirin, Mile 12, Ketu and Ojota axes.
Penpushing further reports that, Adejobi said the commissioner’s strategy paid off as the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) at early hours of Thursday, nabbed another four suspected notorious traffic robbers around Abiola Garden area of Ojota.
‘The surveillance team was on a decoy at about 6:30am beside ‘Abiola Garden’ when the suspected criminals came out with dangerous weapons in an attempt to rob the policemen, demanding for their wallets and other valuables before they were all apprehended’,he said.
The command spokesman gave identities of the suspects as include: Adewale Ismaila (30), Chinadu Okafor (26), Tote Victor (19) and Abdulahi Olalere a.k.a ‘Orobo’ (20),adding that one of the suspected notorious traffic robbers, Abdulahi Olalere a.k.a ‘Orobo’, confessed to belong to a robbery gang which specializes in attacking and robbing innocent motorists of their belongings in the early hours along Ikorodu Road
Penpushing also reports that, the statement said, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu while directing that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for Investigation, however promised to channel both material and human resources of the command to tackling traffic challenges including traffic robbery and other forms of criminality in Lagos State.
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