The police in Lagos say they arrested a suspected member of an armed robbery gang which attempted to rob some residents of Capitol Road, Agege on Monday morning.
The deputy spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Samuel Jinadu, said the timely intervention of an anti-robbery patrol team prevented the attack.
Jinadu said the gang attempted to rob the residents at about 3 a.m. and that the patrol team arrested a 32-year-old suspected member of the gang while the others escaped.
The deputy spokesman said the police recovered a cutlass and a short gun from the suspect.
He said the case had been transferred to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, for more investigations.
Jinadu also confirmed that three persons, including a woman, lost their lives on Sunday morning on the Iba-Igando Road, Lagos when a car ran over them.
Jinadu said the deceased -- Sunday Oshalmele, Uju Richard and Bright Richard – were walking on the road when the incident occurred.
He said their corpses had been deposited at a public mortuary.
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