Lagos State Police command paraded 36
crime suspects, among them a pastor, who were arrested for various criminal
activities on Friday, January 22.
Pastor Titus Onwuchekwa of the
Presbyterian Church, Umuahia in Abia State and Osas Felix from Edo State
specialized in buying stolen vehicles from robbers and selling to unsuspecting
people.
Other suspects includes: Bola
Salami, 30, Opeyemi Aregbesola, 28, Chibuike Umeh, 22, and Ndibe Samuel.
Oluwaseyi Adetifa, Nofiu Ramoni, Saka Apalara, Ahmed Apalara and Waisu
Alaparara
According to the statement made by
the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, an unregistered
Toyota 4 Runner SUV, Toyota Camry with registration number AAA 391 AA, Toyota
Camry with number FKJ 441 DV, Lexus Rx30 with number LSR 520 RF, Toyota
Highlander SUV with number LSR 492 DX and Mitsubishi Pajero SUV with number SMK
484 DS were recovered from the suspects.
Twelve guns, six axes and four
cutlasses were recovered from the suspected cultists. Some of the suspects
confessed to having been involved in kidnapping, fraud, motorcycle robbery
among others.
The CP noted
that the rate of crime and other criminal activities was gradually declining in
the state, a success he attributed to human capacity of the force and the
quantum of logistics and moral support given to the Command by the State
government. He disclosed to newsmen that the police were able to achieve these
within two weeks (7 January to 21 January, 2016).
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