The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three males suspected to be members of a ‘one-chance’ theft gang within the state.
This was disclosed in a press release shared on the official X deal with of the command, @LagosPoliceNG, on Saturday.
‘One probability’ is often utilized in Nigeria to check with a sort of theft incident that takes place when criminals disguised as business drivers decide up unsuspecting passengers and rob them of their valuables.
The assertion learn, “Operatives of LagosPoliceNG, responding to a misery name a couple of ‘one-chance’ incident, launched into a rescue operation and rescued one Abisola Taiwo ‘F.’
“The operatives additionally arrested different members of the gang: Mayowa Akinjide, ‘m’ aged 44; Aghama Ikponmwen, ‘m’ aged 46; and Ahmed Jaleola ‘m’. Investigation is ongoing.”
On Monday, the police additionally arrested a person recognized as Ndubisi George, aged 49, who was mentioned to be the chief of a ‘one-chance’ theft syndicate that operated inside Itire, Aguda, Cele, and Surulere.
Equally, in January, officers of the Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority arrested a three-man ‘one-chance’ gang at Jubilee Bridge within the Abule-Egba space of the state.
The gang members had been arrested whereas they had been being chased by members of the general public after they seen {that a} man was pushed down from their car after robbing him of his valuables.
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