Lagos police intercept four armed r#bbers, recover stolen dog, others

Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Friday, March 25, intercepted four r#bbers from Abeokuta, Ogun State who were reportedly heading into Lagos at Adura Bus Stop, Alagbado.

It was gathered that the r#bbers had engaged in a house–to–house robbery in Abeokuta.

According to a statement by the police, a Toyota Highlander, a locally made cut to size double barrel g#n with three live cartridges, a dog (American Eskimo breed) and jewelry were recovered from the fleeing armed r#bbers.

Also found in the vehicle with the registration number AGL 276 AQ, were: two HP laptops, one NEC laptop, one LG TV, one iphone 12 Pro max, one Elepac generator, two kitchen knives.

“The robbers who were heading into Lagos around 2:20 a.m. from Abeokuta were accosted by Rapid Response Squad (RRS) officials on patrol at Adura Bus Stop, Alagbado. The four occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled in different directions.

The robbers, preliminary investigations have revealed were coming from Abeokuta where they engaged in a house–to–house robbery. It was discovered that they collected the vehicle of one of their victims to convey their loot from the scenes.

The owner of the vehicle has been contacted in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Police are presently gathering more information that would assist in the arrest of the fleeing suspects,” the statement reads.