10 Suspected Robbers Killed In Lagos In 12 Days.

 

No fewer than 10 suspected armed robbers have been

killed in the last 12 days in different parts of Lagos State

during exchange of gunfire with the police.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, made

the disclosure on Monday while addressing newsmen on

the activities of the command in the last two weeks.

Owoseni said that while some of suspects died exchanging

gunfire with the police during gridlock robbery, others

died robbing some residents in different areas.

He said that 19 other robbery suspects and 11 cultists were

arrested and 15 ammunition, eight guns and two vehicles

were recovered within the same period.

According to him, other exhibits recovered are four speed

boats, two canoes, four military camouflage uniforms, two

mobile police uniform and handsets used by the robbers

to attack banks in Agbara, Ogun.

The commissioner said that within the period, 949

suspected miscreants were arrested during raids of some

black spots but 83 were released after screening.

Owoseni said 866 were charged with various offences,

adding that 1,060 motorcycles were impounded for

contravening the ban on commercial motorcycles plying

the highways.

He noted that the incident of traffic robbery had reduced

but said that there was the need for members of the public

to give prompt information to the police.

Some of the arrested suspects and exhibits were also

paraded.

Source: Vanguard