By Onozure Dania
Six young men were yesterday arrested by a
team of anti- robbery policemen team attached
to Area A Police Command, Lion Building around
8: 30 am, while they were looting properties from
Savannah bank, at Broad Street, in Lagos Island.
An eye witness, who witnessed the incident told
Saturday Vanguard that he observed that the
arrested armed robbers were all teenagers
between the ages of 18 to 20.
Some residents of the area who gathered at the
crime scene identified some of the boys, saying
that they had been tormenting residents of the
area for a very long time.
They commended the Area Commander, Imohimi
Edgal for the quick response of the policemen
and the reduction of crime in the area.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that the suspects
whose names were ibrahim Luka, Kunle Malik, sheriff Lawal , Tunde Basiru, Arif Sarumi, Lukman Ojikutu and Fidelis Joshua have been carrying out the dastardly act for a long time before the policemen were alerted following a tip-off from residents.
Some of the suspects,who tried to escape by
attacking the policemen with cutlasses were shot
in the leg by the policemen who were led by one
Sargent Mohammed Akeem.
It was learnt that items recovered from the
robbers included three cutlasses, one iron
bar,one iron saw, and some quantities of cables.
They were taken to Area A Command for
interrogation and have been making useful
statement to the police.
“Distress call was received from Ikeja control
room that some armed robbers were operating at
Savannah Bank, Broad Street The policemen
stormed the area and these boys were arrested’
said a police source”

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Taking over from their fathers, the founders of armed robbery in obodo Nigeria.

collynz02: Taking over from their fathers, the founders of armed robbery in obodo Nigeria.

those people are terrible

What did they loot, I thought savannahs bank has been shut down.