Youths Batter Robbery Suspect.
A robbery suspect identified as Raphael Segun Alape met his waterloo at the weekend during an operation at Ramota Lane, Apollo area of Makoko, Yaba, Lagos State.
While three other members of the robbery gang were lucky to escape the angry mob, Alape was not that lucky.
The youths seized him, battered his head before policemen from Adekunle Police Division could arrive the scene.
Some of the youths and residents in the area said the incident said the four-man gang invaded their residence at about 2 a.m. armed with guns, machetes and knives to rob them.
The robbers shot several times and broke into their apartments to steal money, handsets and other items.
Despite the shooting by the robbers to scare residents, the youths, who claimed they had been having sleepless nights because of the robbers, confronted them and in the ensuing commotion and stampede, caught one of the robbers, while three others escaped.
But the fleeing robbers were said to have succeeded in robbing some residents of Ramota Lane of N250,000 cash and about eight handsets from their apartments.
Items recovered from the arrested robber include: bunch of keys of different vehicles, screw driver, burglary plier, touch light, Nokia phone, charms and amulets.
When he was asked about his gun, he said: “I don’t handle gun, but I specialise in breaking and entering houses to rob, removing vehicles from where they are parked.
In his confession to the mob, Alape begged them not to kill him: “Please forgive me. Don’t kill me. I promise to repent.
A youth in the area said the youth in Makoko have decided to be vigilant and alert because the activities of criminals in Mokoko have become so rampant that they have been portrayed as criminally-minded people when non-residents are behind the incessant robbery attacks.
A police source confirmed the incident and added that they have launched a manhunt for the fleeing robbery suspects.
Meanwhile, residents of Yaba and Makoko have commended the new DPO of Adekunle Police Division for his quick response to distress calls each time there was a crime incident in the community.
A robbery suspect identified as Raphael Segun Alape met his waterloo at the weekend during an operation at Ramota Lane, Apollo area of Makoko, Yaba, Lagos State.
While three other members of the robbery gang were lucky to escape the angry mob, Alape was not that lucky.
The youths seized him, battered his head before policemen from Adekunle Police Division could arrive the scene.
Some of the youths and residents in the area said the incident said the four-man gang invaded their residence at about 2 a.m. armed with guns, machetes and knives to rob them.
The robbers shot several times and broke into their apartments to steal money, handsets and other items.
Despite the shooting by the robbers to scare residents, the youths, who claimed they had been having sleepless nights because of the robbers, confronted them and in the ensuing commotion and stampede, caught one of the robbers, while three others escaped.
But the fleeing robbers were said to have succeeded in robbing some residents of Ramota Lane of N250,000 cash and about eight handsets from their apartments.
Items recovered from the arrested robber include: bunch of keys of different vehicles, screw driver, burglary plier, touch light, Nokia phone, charms and amulets.
When he was asked about his gun, he said: “I don’t handle gun, but I specialise in breaking and entering houses to rob, removing vehicles from where they are parked.
In his confession to the mob, Alape begged them not to kill him: “Please forgive me. Don’t kill me. I promise to repent.
A youth in the area said the youth in Makoko have decided to be vigilant and alert because the activities of criminals in Mokoko have become so rampant that they have been portrayed as criminally-minded people when non-residents are behind the incessant robbery attacks.
A police source confirmed the incident and added that they have launched a manhunt for the fleeing robbery suspects.
Meanwhile, residents of Yaba and Makoko have commended the new DPO of Adekunle Police Division for his quick response to distress calls each time there was a crime incident in the community.
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