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Lagos Police Arrest Ex–convict For Robbery Two Days After Leaving Prison
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Roadside robbery is rife in some parts of Lagos State.
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Three robbers recently met their waterloo in the state.
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One of the robbers is an ex-convict who recently left prison.
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two ex-convicts for allegedly robbing a passer-by on Olowopopo Way, beside Otedola Bridge, Lagos.
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The command made the disclosure in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Tuesday.
According to Hundeyin, the suspects — Osazee Festus, aged 33, Matial Anthony, aged 23, both ex-convicts, and Osinachi Nwachukwu — were arrested in the early hours of Saturday, February 4, 2023.
The police spokesperson noted that the trio, wielding a cutlass, accosted their victim at about 6:20 a.m. and dispossessed him of his Samsung A19 mobile phone.
“The victim promptly alerted RRS officers close to the scene who swiftly arrested two of the suspects and recovered the phone. Investigations following the arrests led to the arrest of the third suspect,” the statement reads.
Hundeyin disclosed that Osazee was released from prison on February 2, 2023 after eight months behind bars while Anthony regained freedom in June 2022.
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Meanwhile, Commander of the RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has transferred the three suspects to the Command Headquarters for further investigations according to the police statement.
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