A 20-year-old notorious armed robbery suspect, Ahmed
Lateef, who has been on the wanted list of the Lagos State Police Command, was
on Saturday morning arrested in Oshodi by men of the Lagos Rapid Response
Squad, RRS, while returning from an all-night robbery operation in Abeokuta,
Ogun State.
Ahmed Lateef, a.k.a ‘Ajona’ who has been on the Police
wanted list since April, 2017, for a robbery operation in Ejigbo area of Lagos,
where two motorcycles and other personal effects were stolen by him and his
gang, confessed to have participated in countless robbery operations in Lagos,
Oyo and Ogun States. The suspect who is from Oshogbo, Osun State also added
that he participates in two robbery operations twice a week in company of Enu-Ose, his other gang member.
Lateef, who is also an ex-convict disclosed that they
went to Kuto area of Abeokuta, Ogun state to burgle a computer and phone retail
outlet. He was arrested with a motorbike carrying the registration number of
OGUN: MEK 339 WM, which he also confessed to have been stolen in Kuto, Abeokuta.
Lateef revealed that Enu-Ose, a member of his gang who is
an indigene of Abeokuta, provided information to the gang about the computer
dealing outlet and he also led three other suspects to the Ejigbo robbery,
where they carted away two tricycles and two motorcycles amongst other personal
effects.
When further quizzed, the 20-year-old suspect stated that
for every stolen item such as jewelries, phones, motorcycles and latptos; there
is always a ready buyer and that his robbery gangs usually hire metal cutters
in Mushin for N10,000 per operation.
While pleading for mercy, he listed other gang members as
Noah, Segun, Lekan, Ishan-Idi, Rilwan, Shile, Ege and Jandor while two of his
gang members, Seyi Adebayo (26) and Saheed Funsho (23) alongside two receivers
of stolen items have been moved to Lagos State Taskforce for prosecution.
Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations
Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, stated that the Command would not relent on
its efforts to ensure that Lagos is not a safe haven for criminals.
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