Nigerian police

Police nab robbery suspects, recover three guns in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two robbery suspects- Ademola Adeniyi, 38, and Anjorin Afeez, 41, and recovered three locally-made pistols.

Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, the commandโ€™s spokesman, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X handle on Monday.

He said that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Sunday at about 10:00 pm in the Yaba area of the state.

โ€œThe operatives, on a routine patrol of the area, intercepted the Ketu/Ojota bound Lagos colour mini bus popularly known as โ€˜Koropeโ€™.

โ€œOn searching the vehicle, three locally-made pistols and six cartridges were recovered,โ€ he said.

According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that the gang members boarded the bus at Jeba Bus Stop, Ebute Metta and were on their way for a robbery operation.

The PPRO said that the suspects were currently assisting the police in ongoing investigations.