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The police in Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested four suspects who allegedly robbed a bank and killed three policemen and two civilians and carted away millions of naira.

The sensational robbery incident that led to the death of five persons happened on 12 March, 2015 in Lekki area of the state.

The suspects were pararded on Wednesday by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti at Ikeja, Lagos.

The four suspects are gang leader, Duke Odogbo, 38, Lawrence Kingsley, 31, Ebi Tosan, 20, and Ekelemo Kuete, 30.



Aderanti said exhibits recovered from the suspects include a Honda Accord 2008 model car, military fez cap, phones and 130 expended ammunition.

He said during the robbery operation, five people were shot dead, three policemen and two civilians.

The policemen killed were Inspector Bethel Agbobu, Sgt Odehohwo George and Cpl Imoisiu Ikechukwu.

The two civilians killed were Mr Sowemimo Kabiru and 15-year-old fish seller, Miss Sarah Ibikunle.

Aderanti said after the incident, he summoned a meeting of various commands and directed the Officer in Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, SP Abba Kyari to take charge of operations to fish out the suspects connected with the robbery.

He said the O/C SARS deployed advanced technology and human resources to Delta, Ogun, Ondo and Ikorodu, and in the course of the operations, one of the suspects, Odogbo the leader of the gang was arrested in Delta State.

Odogbos’s arrest led to the arrest of other suspects who will be charged to court soon after the police have concluded their investigations.

jaybee3:
Nice job

They deserve to die IF and WHEN found guilty

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]i don't want to believe these are the real perpetrators of that act.

How can a group of people who stole such large amount of money be looking unkempt like bush rats! [/color]

Creamish:
To avoid suspicion perhaps? tho..i doubt they are that smart... I guess this day is "for the owner"...

[color=#1980BC]Or probably because they have been detained in prison for a long time.

I don't think people who would carry out such act will still remain in the country or state where it happened. What they usually do is to Lay Low.

Me thinks these are not the real criminals. The police just arraigned whoever they could pick from the prisons,,place a sizable amount of ammunition in front and label them "the lekki robbers"

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naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]Or probably because they have been detained in prison for a long time.

I don't think people who would carry out such act will still remain in the country or state where it happened. What they usually do is to Lay Low.

Me thinks these are not the real criminals. The police just arraigned whoever they could pick from the prisons,,place a sizable amount of ammunition in front and label them "the lekki robbers"

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iyatrustee:
See them all looking umkepmt like thieves! Oh! i forget that they are thieves


so they cannot even use 500 inside their loot to have a clean cut?