HIGHWAY ARMED ROBBER ARRESTED ON CHRISTMAS DAY DURING ATTACK ON TRAVELLERS
The police spokesman said, the suspect, Lucky Emmanuel who claimed to be living at mile 12 area of Lagos was among the four robbery gang who came out from under the bridge to rob some stranded travellers whose bus developed mechanical fault on the bridge.
He said, while the driver was trying to rectify the fault, the hoodlums suddenly came out from under the bridge and held them hostage at gun point, ordering them to surrender all in their possession, adding that luck ran against them when policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer of Warewa Division Akinade Johnson on routine patrol on the bridge arrived the scene.
‘On sighting the police, the hoodlums took to their heels but they were hotly chased by the policemen and one of them by name Lucky Emmanuel was subsequently arrested while the other three escaped’,Oyeyemi stated.
Penpushing further reports that, the command police spokesman said, the recovered exhibits from the arrested suspect include: one locally made double barrel pistol with two live revolver ammunition, adding that the Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu has directed that the suspect be transferred to Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad( FSARS) for discreet investigation.
The Commissioner also ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the syndicate within the shortest possible time, and appealeled to members of the public to make adequate use of the control room number whenever they are in any form of distress. The numbers are; 08081770416 and 08081770419.
