The police in Lagos have arrested no fewer than 127 suspected traffic robbers in the last three months.
The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said the suspects were arrested at various locations in the State.
He promised that robberies in traffic would soon fizzle out and become history in the State as the police command has deployed human and material resources to tackle the menace.
The police boss added that fight against the menace would be intensified and more effective with the new equipment from the State government.
Odumosu also ordered the commencement of combat training and range practice for police personnel and also training of police operatives attached to the newly formed Anti-Traffic Robbery Squad to tackle robbery in traffic in the State.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have nabbed two notorious suspected robbers along Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the suspects – Tunde Ramoni and Adepoju Samuel – who hail from Oyo State, were arrested at Ojota, while Adepoju was caught while robbing a motorist with an unregistered motorcycle around Tipper area in Ketu, Lagos.
According to the police, Tunde Ramoni was once arrested with a gang of pickpockets in 2019 and was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
Another suspect, Ibrahim Abiodun, was also arrested with two locally-made pistols with two live cartridges, assorted charms and weeds, at Agbomalu, Apapa, on Wednesday.
Odumosu has ordered that the suspects be transferred to the command’s Special Squad, Ikeja, for proper investigation and possible prosecution.