How We Rob Stranded Motorists With Toy Guns – Suspect

We use toy guns to rob stranded motorists’ – Suspect confesses

My Gang Members Operate As Bus Conductors In The Day – Suspect

A 20-year-old man arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has revealed how stranded motorist are robbed by his gang with toy guns around Adeniji Adele end of the Third Mainland Bridge.

Rilwan Wasiu, a suspect from Oyo State, was arrested last week Thursday at Adeniji Adele under bridge around 10:00 p.m. while having a fight with his girlfriend.

The suspect was sighted by the officers beating his girlfriend late at night by the road side. The officers stopped to mediate in the dispute when a toy gun fell off the body of the suspect.

The suspect attempted to run away immediately the toy gun fell off his body but he was promptly apprehended and taken to the RRS Headquarters.

Wasiu had initially claimed that he picked up the toy gun from where he was sleeping under the Adeniji Adele Bridge.

“I found it where I was sleeping. I picked it up to go and destroy it before the misunderstanding with my girlfriend,” he said.

The suspect on further interrogation, disclosed that he is one of a 3 man robbery team dispossessing stranded motorists and passers-by around Adeniji Adele end of Third Mainland Bridge of their belongings.

In his statement, he revealed that his two other gang members operate at night after working as bus conductors during the day.

SP Chike Oti, the Lagos State Command Police Public Relations Officer, Commenting on the development, said, “the deployment of more police officers by the Commissioner of Police to checkmate the activities of criminals on the Third Mainland Bridge had reduced crime in the area.

“Officers are on the trail of other members of the gang. The suspect has been transferred to FSARS for further investigations.“