Police arrest suspected armed robbers, recover gun in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 2 suspected equipped robbers and recovered a locally made cut-to-size Danne weapon and 3 unrecorded cartridges during a transgression prevention patrol successful the Odogunyan country of the state.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the bid successful collaboration with members of a section vigilante radical arsenic portion of ongoing efforts to tackle transgression and different transgression activities crossed Lagos.

The bid disclosed successful a connection that the suspects were intercepted portion carrying a handbag during the patrol.

According to the police, they attempted to fly instantly they sighted the information squad but were rapidly chased and arrested.

“They were swiftly apprehended, and a hunt conducted connected the handbag successful their possession led to the betterment of 1 locally made cut-size Danne weapon and 3 (3) unrecorded cartridges,” the connection said.  

The suspects were identified arsenic Arowolo Damilola, 32, and Adewale Adeyinka, 29.

The constabulary said the 2 suspects are presently successful custody and are a...