…Recover Operational Vehicle At Abule-Egba, Lagos
The operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, on Thursday arrested three notorious ‘one chance’ armed robbers by Jubilee Bridge around the Abule-Egba area of the state.
In a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that they were arrested by LASTMA personnel alongside 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 Police men.
Preliminary investigations revealed that they were notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbers terrorising the entire Abule-Egba and its environs.
Investigation further revealed that they were being chased by members of the public after they noticed that a man was pushed down from their vehicle after robbing him of his valuables.
They drove recklessly in order to evade arrest before they were eventually caught by LASTMA officials controlling and managing traffic around the Abule-Egba axis.
The two suspects were later handed over to Policemen from the ‘Ile-Epo’ Police Division for further investigation.
The General Manager of LASTMA Mr Bakare Oki Olalekan however appealed to members of the public particularly commuters to be very vigilant and stop boarding commercial buses by roadside popularly called ‘So-le’
Publisher,
Lagos Post Online,
Lagos Post is an online publication that seeks to provide fair, unbiased, credible, balanced and useful information about Corporate Organisations, Governments and the General Public by breaking news in Business, Politics, Arts, Entertainment, Culture, and Sports in Nigeria, Africa and the World. As a global news portal, we continually stand for responsible journalism and sound media practice.
Mobile: +238025837037
Email: [email protected]
