Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have nabbed three (3) ‘one chance’ armed robbers at Jubilee Bridge, Abule-Egba area of Lagos.
Upon the arrest, one of the robbers fled with a Point of Sale (POS) machine before the Police arrived at the scene.
This was contained in a statement issued by LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq on Thursday.
According to the statement, they were apprehended by LASTMA personnel with their operational vehicle which was painted ‘T4’ commercial bus (APP 406 YE) at the U-turn area of Abule-Egba.
“Immediately they were arrested, one of them escaped with a P.O.S machine before the arrival of the Policemen. Preliminary investigations revealed that they were notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbers terrorising the entire Abule-Egba and its environs.
“Investigation further revealed that they were being chased by members of the public after they noticed that a man was pushed down from their vehicle after robbing him of his valuables. They drove recklessly in order to evade arrest before they were eventually caught by LASTMA officials controlling and managing traffic around the Abule-Egba axis,” it stated.
The statement also revealed that two suspects were later handed over to the Policemen from ‘Ile-Epo’ Police Division for further investigation.
However, the General of LASTMA, Mr. Bakare Oki Olalekan appealed to commuters to be very vigilant – and stop boarding commercial buses by the road side otherwise known as ‘So-le’
