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| LAGOS PRO, NGOZI BRAIDE |
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State
Police Command, has arrested a five-man syndicate who specialise in ambushing
international travelers and disposing them of their belongings. It was gathered
that the syndicate usually perch around the
Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja and monitor international
travelers shortly after they leave the
arrival lounge for their respective destinations.
According to the gang, they usually hang around the arrival lounge and access passengers to
judge their financial status. They thereafter trail their victims to a distance
and ambush them in an isolated area. Confirming the incident, the Deputy Police
Public Relations Officer, Chukwuma Ozoani, an Assistant Superintendent of
Police, said the suspects were arrested after a serious gun battle .
According to him, SARS operatives had arrested two of the
suspects first following a tip off about how they had been attacking innocent
passengers. With the arrest of some of the suspects, he noted that they
confessed during interrogation and disclosed the whereabouts of other gang
members.
He however said the three others were arrested after they
were fatally wounded in the gun duel with the operatives at Sango Ota, Ogun
state. He added that the operatives raided their hideout and recovered
items including an English pistol, a double barrel pistol, a single
barrel gun and 35 cartridges.
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