Police arrest man whose gang specialises in toy-gun robberies
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man whose gang has been terrorising members of the public with toy gun in Ikeja area of Lagos.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the suspect was arrested on Thursday.
Braide said the suspect and others now at large, attempted to carry out their criminal activities at the Police Officers’ Wives Association Market, Alausa, when a team of police men who had been on their trail, arrested the suspect.
According to her, They attempted to use the toy gun on the operators of a business centre at POWA market.
She said they had earlier stolen one Blackberry phone at another business centre in the same market and the exhibit was recovered from the suspect.
The spokesperson advised members of the public, particularly business centres and offices to be security cautious, urging them to report strange movements to the police.
She called on members of the public to employ community policing in their areas by watching over their neighbours’ houses, offices or business centres.
Braide said the suspect had been transferred to the State CID, Panti, Yaba, for investigation to enable the police to arrest the others.
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