Police arrests two ex-convicts, one other over armed robbery in Lagos
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two ex-convicts for robbing a passer-by on Olowopopo Way beside Otedola Bridge.
The suspects identified as Osazee Festus, aged 33, Matial Anthony, aged 23, both ex-convicts, and Osinachi Nwachukwu, were arrested in the early hours of Saturday, February 04, 2023.
The trio, wielding a cutlass, accosted their victim at about 6:20 a.m. and dispossessed him of his mobile phone.
The victim promptly alerted RRS officers close to the scene, who swiftly arrested two. of the suspects and recovered the phone. Investigations following the arrests led to the arrest of the third suspect.
Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said Osazee was released from prison on February 02, 2023 after eight months behind bars while Anthony regained freedom in June 2022.
He said the Commander of the RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has transferred the three suspects to the Command Headquarters for further investigations.
