The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the
Lagos State Police Command yesterday recovered an AK-47 assault rifle from
three young men in Apapa Area of Lagos State just as it arrested a 23-year old
bag snatcher on Friday in Alagbado during a botch operation.
The operatives, who were on routine patrol of
Apapa sighted three young men carrying a bag at around 11:00 p.m on Friday.
The officers accosted the men but the suspects on
sighting officers dropped the bag and fled the scene. A check on the content of
the bag revealed an AK-47. No ammunition was found in the bag.
Meanwhile, the suspected okada robber, Ayobami
Adedeji, was chased by the operatives on routine patrol of Kola Bus Stop, in
Alagbado Area of Lagos, after snatching a hand bag around 10:00 p.m.
Adedeji, in company of an accomplice, who he
referred to as Aboki, had on Monday night, operating with a motorcycle,
snatched the hand bag of one Kudirat Oyebade at Kola Bus Stop.
The operatives who were close to the scene of the
incident chased the motorcycle into the inner streets. One of the suspects was
however arrested while the rider escaped abandoning his motor cycle.
Adedeji, who snatched the bag stated “I was a bus
conductor. I went to Kotangoa market on Monday to meet Aboki about how to raise
money for ourselves…. We have been together for a long time. At around 2:00 p.m.
on Monday, we perfected the plan to operate together on Lagos-Abeokuta
Expressway, but our focus were Adura and Council bus stops around Agbado areas
of Lagos State. Our priorities were handbags and purses.”
“We had snatched two bags and my colleague was
keeping the money before our last botched operation. This was our first time…. Unfortunately
for me, I didn’t know RRS operatives were monitoring us. I snatched the bag and
they chased us into the streets. My colleague escaped after abandoning his
okada and I was arrested,” he continued.
He added, “I dropped out in SS1 after losing my
mother. My father was just a ceremonial father. He never cared about me since
the death of my mother. He never assisted me but I had to fend for myself after
the death of my mother.”
The rifle has been deposited at the RRS
Headquarters for further investigation while Adedeji has been transferred to
the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti for further
investigations.
RRS Recover
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