Police
detectives attached to the Ilupeju Police Station in Lagos have
arrested the leader of an armed robbery gang which allegedly specialised
in attacking bullion vans. The sum of $118,000 and £50,000 were
allegedly recovered from the suspect's hideout at Mushin area of Lagos.
The
suspect, Bolaji Oyekanmi was arrested after his gang had successfully
robbed a bullion van that was carrying cash and was in transit to an
unnamed bank.
A source at the command headquarters, Ikeja, told
Daily Trust that after his arrest by the police team led by the Ilupeju
Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Olayinka Egbeyemi, the suspect led the
police to the home of a native doctor at Mushin, where the money was
allegedly hidden.
It was gathered that the recovered money
belongs to the Bankers Warehouse. The police source said the recovered
money had since been handed over to the owners by the DPO on the order
of the Commissioner of Police (CP) Fatai Owoseni.
The exemplary
conduct of the DPO, Egbeyemi, was commended by the Bankers Warehouse
management who told Journalists that the DPO and his team did not remove
a ‘pin’ from the amount recovered.
CP Owoseni who confirmed the
arrest, noted that investigation was still ongoing, adding that the
suspect, who is still in police custody, would soon be charged to court.
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