37 miscreants and 5 traffic robbers arrested by RRS in Lagos.

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have raided many black spots within Lagos metropolis  arresting 37 miscreants and 5 teenagers, who are traffic robbers in Oshodi. The 5 teenage robbers were arrested around 9:00 pm based on tip off from one Mrs Okechukwu Abes, whose bag and phone the gang stole at Oshodi under Bridge.

The boys are Ajala Lateef, 16; Raji Kazeem, 19; Bashiru Adeyemi, 19, Salami Sodiq and Ikechukwu Ukueje, 15 years respectively. Confirming the robbery, Ajala Lateef, a secondary school dropout from Isale – Eko, recounted how their ring leader, Taiye, still at large, pretended as a passenger and snatched Mrs Okechukwu’s bag and mobile phone while she was boarding a bus.

“I know Taiye very well. He sleeps in Oko – Mola at Oshodi under Bridge. I have seen him in different occasion dispossessing passersby in Oshodi of their bags, phones and other belonging. Most times, we pretend as passengers to rob people,” Ajala recounted. The Commander of the RRS, Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olatunji Disu said that RRS would continue to work round the clock to make Lagos a haven for those with legitimate businesses.

Disu emphasized that the force has been charged by the Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni to rid the state of all forms of crime. He therefore, called on citizens in the state to assist the police by supplying information that would help the police to curb crime and track down criminals adding that perpetrators of crime live among us. The suspects have been transferred to the State Investigation and Intelligence Bureau, Ikeja.