The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of
the Lagos State Police Command Saturday
recovered an AK-47 assault rifle from three
young men in Apapa Area of Lagos State.
They also arrested a 23-year old bag
snatcher, Ayobami Adedeji on Friday in
Alagbado during a botch operation.
Adedeji blamed his father for his plight,
saying that he abandoned him after his
mother’s death.
The operatives, who were on routine patrol
of Apapa had sighted three young men
carrying a bag at around 11:00 p.m on
Friday.
The officers accosted the men but the
suspects on sighting officers dropped the
bag and fled the scene. A check on the
content of the bag revealed an AK-47. No
ammunition was found in the bag.
Meanwhile, the suspected okada robber,
Adedeji, was chased by the operatives on
routine patrol of Kola Bus Stop, in Alagbado
Area of Lagos, after snatching a hand bag
around 10:00 p.m.
Adedeji, in company of an accomplice, who
he referred to as Aboki, had on Monday
night, operating with a motorcycle, snatched
the hand bag of one Kudirat Oyebade at Kola
Bus Stop.
The operatives who were close to the scene
of the incident chased the motorcycle into
the inner streets. One of the suspects was
however arrested while the rider escaped
abandoning his motor cycle.
Adedeji, who snatched the bag stated “I
was a bus conductor. I went to Kotangoa
market on Monday to meet Aboki about
how to raise money for ourselves…. We have
been together for a long time. At around
2:00 p.m. on Monday, we perfected the plan
to operate together on Lagos-Abeokuta
Expressway, but our focus were Adura and
Council bus stops around Agbado areas of
Lagos State. Our priorities were handbags
and purses.”
“We had snatched two bags and my
colleague was keeping the money before
our last botched operation. This was our
first time…. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t
know RRS operatives were monitoring us. I
snatched the bag and they chased us into
the streets. My colleague escaped after
abandoning his okada and I was arrested,”
he continued.
He added, “I dropped out in SS1 after losing
my mother. My father was just a ceremonial
father. He never cared about me since the
death of my mother. He never assisted me
but I had to fend for myself after the death
of my mother.”
The rifle has been deposited at the RRS
Headquarters for further investigation while
Adedeji has been transferred to the State
Criminal Investigation Department (SCID),
Panti for further investigations.
