GIFT ROBERTS
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos have raided a criminal hideout and arrested some suspected armed robbers, three kingpins and other criminal elements in the Mushin area of the state.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Sunday that the RRS operatives carried out the operation in the Mushin area and other parts of the mainland over the weekend.
According to him, they impounded 29 motorcycles as part of the raid against criminal activities and lawlessness in the state.
“The operation, which was led by the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, was a follow-up to earlier discreet investigations by the squad’s decoy team at Eko Boys High School, Showunmi Street and Itire Road, all in the Mushin area of Lagos State.
In another development, the Lagos State Police Command said its men arrested five suspects for allegedly terrorizing members of the public and robbing them of their valuables in the Mushin and Idimu areas of the state.
Adejobi said that some firearms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects, adding that some of the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search.
“In furtherance of the investigation into the case of one Peter Arinola, aka Blood, who was arrested with an English pistol at the Empire area of Surulere recently, while threatening and harassing a commercial sex worker, the Lagos State Police Command has arrested an additional two suspected armed robbers in connection with the case as arms and ammunition were recovered from them.
“The suspects were arrested by police operatives attached to the Idimu Division based on enhanced intelligence by the Surulere and Idimu divisions with a view to apprehending the suspects, who are still suspected to have some arms in their possession.
“The suspects, Sheriff Shonibare, aka Stainless, and Quadri Ayonuga, aka Sugar, were arrested in Idimu during a stop-and-search on February 23, 2021, as a follow-up to the intelligence. They are assisting the police in their investigation as many revelations are being made.”