Four men suspected to be armed robbers whose gang allegedly snatched a Toyota Sienna car from a Naval officer at the Ajah area of Lagos state have been arrested by the police.
The officers revealed that the gang also allegedly terrorized residents in Ajah, where they raided houses at Jebba street and made away with cash, phones and other valuables.
According to investigation, four of the arrested suspects who were paraded by the Lagos state commissioner of police Today October 5, used charms during their operations in Lagos state. One of the suspected armed robber was killed during one of the operation.
The police explained that the suspects and members of their gang raided houses at the Ajah area of the state on July 19 and 20, where they allegedly stole cash, laptops, handsets and also snatched a Toyota Sienna car at gunpoint from a naval officer.
Luck however ran out on the gang when the police from the Ajah police station acted on a distress call and engaged the armed robbers in a shoot-out.
One of the suspected armed robber was gunned down and he died on the spot while others escaped with their loot.
Following complaints from the residents to the commissioner of police, CP Fatai Owoseni, the case was transferred to the Special Anti Robbery Squad Ikeja and four of the suspects were arrested along Oshodi road where they attempted to sell the stolen car to an unsuspecting buyer.
Jessy Garuba, one of the suspects narrated how the gang allegedly robbed the residents.
He said: “I am an Okada rider but one of our friends told me to accompany him to Ajah. I had to follow him because he was owing me money and I wanted to collect it. I waited outside the house and when the gang finished their operation, they ran out and I fled with them.
He said: “I am an Okada rider but one of our friends told me to accompany him to Ajah. I had to follow him because he was owing me money and I wanted to collect it. I waited outside the house and when the gang finished their operation, they ran out and I fled with them.
“Later, I heard that the police killed one of the men who went out with us. I was given the Sienna car to sell and three of us took the car to Oshodi to sell, and that was where we were arrested by the police.”
The culprits will soon be charged to court.
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