Police arrest four suspected armed robbers, recover 25 phones, laptops in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 4 suspected members of an equipped robbery syndicate allegedly operating astir Iju-Ishaga and Oke-Aro areas of the state.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, pursuing credible quality and sustained surveillance, the constabulary said on Tuesday.

The Command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this successful a connection released done the authoritative X grip of the Lagos State Police Command.

According to the statement, the suspects identified arsenic Damilare Oluwatobi, 28; Lekan Adenuga, 30; Haruna Sheriff, 22; and David Balogun, 24, were apprehended astatine their hideout successful Idi-Oro, Mushin.

Police operatives reportedly recovered 25 mobile phones, 2 laptop computers, a golden necklace, earrings and 3 cutlasses during a hunt of the hideout.

The 4 suspects are presently successful constabulary custody and are assisting investigators with the ongoing probe, portion efforts are being intensified to way down different members of the alleged syndicate linked to the crimin...