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Governor’s Convoy, In Dramatic Twist, Arrests Three Lagos Traffic Robbers

July 13, 2021
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Sanwo Olus security details arrest suspected traffic robbers in Lagos
Sanwo Olus security details arrest suspected traffic robbers in Lagos

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s convoy Monday morning swooped on a gang of suspected criminals harassing motorists and road users in traffic.

The criminals were attacking a motorist around Ojota in-bound Alausa when Sanwo-Olu’s security motorcade encountered them.

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Help came for the motorist as Governor Sanwo-Olu’s convoy approached the scene to rescue him from the three machete-wielding criminals who were at the time, trying to forcefully drag him out of his vehicle.

The security personnel attached to the Governor swooped on the suspects, retrieved the dangerous weapons from them and arrested the three of them.

Sanwo-Olu recently handed over security equipment purchased by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, for the use of Lagos Police Command, on Thursday June 10. He had warned that there would be no hiding place for criminals in Lagos.

“We are determined to stabilise the security situation in Lagos State, as our own contribution towards lasting national security. Let me also use this opportunity to sound a note of warning to all criminals who are operating in Lagos State or planning to operate here; all armed robbers, kidnappers, cultists, bandits, and other criminals, we will leave no stone unturned in making this State inhospitable to you. We will find you, wherever you may be lurking and we will bring the full weight of the law on you,” Governor Sanwo-Olu declared.

The brand new crime-fighting equipment donated to the Lagos State Police Command were: 150 Double Cabin Vehicles, 30 Saloon Patrol Vehicles, 1,000 Ballistic Vests; 1,000 Ballistic Helmets, 1,000 Handheld Police Radios/Walkie-Talkies, 100 Security Patrol Bikes; two Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), four High Capacity Troop Carriers and two Anti-Riot Water Cannon Vehicles.

The governor  the dramatic arrest of the three machete-wielding suspected robbers was a warning signal to other criminal elements and prospective traffic robbers in Lagos that there is no hiding place for criminality.

Also on Monday, the Strike Squad of the Lagos State Taskforce carried out a massive raid on motorcycle (okada) riders at Second rainbow and Toyota Bus Stop along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.

During the raid, which lasted for some hours, a total of 105 motorcycles were impounded. Prior to Monday’s raid, a total of 201 motorcycles were impounded last week.

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