Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority have arrested two suspected armed robbers at the Abule-Egba area of the state on Thursday while the accomplice escaped arrest.
This was disclosed in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro by the Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, on Thursday.
According to the statement, they were arrested in a T4 commercial bus with registration number APP 406 YE at U-turn area of Abule-Egba in the state.
Taofiq added that before the policemen arrived, one of them managed to flee with a P.o.S. machine after which they were immediately taken into custody.
He stated that based on initial inquiries, it was discovered that the infamous one-chance armed robbers were causing fear across Abule-Egba and its surrounding areas.
He noted that further investigation indicated that they were being pursued by onlookers who had seen a guy being shoved from their car after being robbed of his valuables.
After driving carelessly to avoid being arrested, he said they were eventually apprehended by LASTMA officials who were in charge of directing and regulating traffic along the Abule-Egba area.
The two suspects were later handed over to policemen from the Ile-Epo Police Division for further investigation.
The acting General Manager, LASTMA, Bakare Oki, urged the public, especially commuters, to exercise caution and refrain from entering commercial buses driven by roadside celebrities known as “So-le.”
PUNCH Metro had earlier reported that the Lagos State Police Command had arrested a three-man one-chance gang who had been terrorising unsuspecting commuters along the Oshodi-Gbagada area.
The statement partly reads, “Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority today arrested three notorious ‘one chance’ armed robbers by Jubilee Bridge around Abule-Egba area of Lagos.
Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that they were arrested by LASTMA personnel alongside with their operational vehicle a painted ‘T4’ commercial bus (APP 406 YE) at the U-turn area of Abule-Egba. Immediately they were arrested, one of them escaped with a P.o.S machine before the arrival of the policemen.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that they were notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbers terrorising the entire Abule-Egba and its environs.
“They drove recklessly in order to evade arrest before they were eventually caught by LASTMA officials controlling and managing traffic around the Abule-Egba area. The two suspects were later handed over to policemen from the ‘Ile-Epo’ Police Division for further investigation.
