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The police in Lagos have arrested an armed robbery suspect at Ijanikin area of the state during a street robbery.
Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson, said the arrested suspect is an ex-convict who was released from Kirikiri Correctional Centre in November 2020, after serving a five-year jail term.
The suspect, Taiwo Sunmonu, was arrested on Saturday by operatives attached to Ijanikin Division.
“The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Taiwo Sunmonu, m, 23, on 13th March, 2021 at 11.30pm, for armed robbery after he was released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in November, 2020, having served five (5) year jail term.
“The suspect was arrested by the police operatives attached to Ijaninkin Division, while responding to a distress call, as the suspect and his gang members were robbing unsuspecting Lagosians at Ajayi Street, Oto Awori, Ijannikin in Lagos State. But other members of the gang escaped.
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An ex-convict, 23-year-old Taiwo Sunmomu, has been re-arrested for armed robbery about four months after he was released from prison for committing a similar offence.
This is just as the police in the state have begun investigations into how a robbery victim recovered a locally-made pistol from a gang of armed robbers that attacked and robbed him.
The image maker in charge of the state police command, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed both incidents in a statement signed by him on Sunday and made available to the Nigerian Tribune.
The ex-convict and some members of his gang had invaded Ijanikin area of the state and were robbing residents before he was arrested by the police.
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