Police arrest three over alleged N50m robbery operations in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected equipped robbers allegedly linked to a bid of robbery operations involving 5 vehicles and valuables estimated astatine astir N50 million.

The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this connected Wednesday portion briefing journalists astatine the bid office successful Ikeja.

Tijani said the suspects were besides allegedly progressive successful the robbery of a notable accepted ruler.

According to the CP, operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting connected actionable intelligence, tracked down and arrested the 3 suspects, aged betwixt 26 and 31, astatine antithetic locations successful Lagos.

He said preliminary investigations linked them to robbery operations allegedly carried retired connected August 23 and September 30 on the Ife Expressway successful Osun State.

Tijani said astir 5 vehicles were reportedly snatched during the operations, portion valuables estimated astatine N50 cardinal were allegedly taken.

He added that the suspects were besides linked to the robbery of a notable accepted ruler successful Ondo State.

One Toyota van with registration fig BDJ 180 AJ, registered successful Oyo State, was recovered from the suspects, acc...