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| THE SUSPECTS |
A Beninoise, one Abbey Edward has been arrested by officers of
the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly importing locally made pistols
into Nigeria from Benin Republic and selling same to armed robbers. He was arrested together with five other suspects including;
Adewale Osoja, Bala Yahaya, Hasan Ado, Ahmed Boladale and Abiodun Olarewaju.
While parading the suspects today, the Police Public
Relations Officer for Lagos State Police Command, DSP Ngozi Braide said the
robbers carried out their operation while the church was rounding up the
service, and carted away Ipads, Ipods, phones, jewelleries, and church offering
of about N47, 000 .
She said, “The same gang also robbed at Morontola Street,
Vespa, Ijanikin on Jan. 1st, where the occupants exhibited bravely and engaged
them. As a result, one of their operational weapons fell on the ground and they
escaped abandoning it.
“However, on Jan. 2, one of the suspects, a gang member
foolishly went to that street to ask some area boys if they have seen any gun.
The community was immediately alerted about it and he was arrested.
“The suspect was later transferred to Special Anti-Robbery
Squad Officer in Charge, SP Abba Kyari, who led his team to arrest five other
members, including the ring leader, who had just returned from prison.
“A Beniniose, who supplied the gang with five double barrel
locally made pistols he imported into Nigeria was also arrested. He sold each
gun N7,000 to the ring leader, who in turn sold same to robbers at N20,000
each.”
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