Lagos Police Crack Operatives’ attached to the Lagos State Police Command have recorded a major landmark achievement with the arrest of all the six member gang who participated in the robbery of Mambillah Hotel, Ikorodu where the guard was shot dead and all lodgers were disposed of their valuable including cash. Sources said the feat was achieve following painstaking intelligence and follow up after a matching order by the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Sylvester Alabi to crack detectives attached to the command to ensure that perpetrators of the heinous crimes were brought to book .
A statement by the Lagos State Police Command PRO, SP Ben Hundeyin made available, said the six notorious armed robbers were intelligently trialled to their hideout, some in abattoir in Agege area of the state and arrested saying that Operatives were still on the trail of their armourer keeping their AK47 assault rifle used for the operation.
The suspects include Lekan Adeoye ‘m’ aged 19, Ojo Akeredolu ‘m’ aged 29, Quadri Balogun ‘m’ aged 23, Ahmed Oke ‘m’ aged 24, John Toluwalashe ‘m’ aged 23 and Azeez Akinpelu ‘m’ aged 20. The seventh suspect, Taye was neutralized during a gun duel with police officers. Items recovered from the suspects are two locally made pistols with 11 live cartridges.
The suspects would soon be charge court.