The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two suspected Awawa cult members in Oko-koto, Agege, hours after foiling a traffic robbery around Otedola Bridge on Lagos – Ibadan Expressway.
In a statement, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the suspects, Rasak Babatunde, m, 22-year-old mechanic and Idowu Wasiu, m, 16-year-old tailor, were arrested at their hideout.
Adejobi said in compliance with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, the raid on suspected hideouts and black spots across the state, particularly in Agege and its environs, was part of the proactive strategies to minimize crime in Lagos State.
He said some of the areas raided included Isokoko, Oke-Koto, Abattoir, Dopemu, Elere, Oniwaya and Pen Cinema, all in Agege.
Meanwhile, a team of the Rapid Response Squad led by CSP Yinka Egbeyemi, Commader RRS, had foiled a traffic robbery.
The robbery was foiled on Friday 18th December, 2020.
Adejobi said the team ran into the suspected armed robbers around 11:00 p.m. at Otedola Bridge inward Ojota.
The robbers hurriedly abandoned their motorcycle, with registration number, NND 268 WZ, a toy gun and some dangerous weapons.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, had ordered immediate investigation of the suspects while reiterating his commitment to rid Lagos State of criminals and hoodlums.
CP Hakeem Odumosu also admonished members of the public to be sensitive to their environment and be alive to their civic responsibility towards maintenance of law and order and public safety of the state.
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