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Folake Sokoya
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force has nabbed a notorious traffic robber who pretended to be selling ‘Soft drinks to motorists at Oshodi bridge.
SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force disclosed that the traffic robber was apprehended by officers of the Agency who were positioned at Oshodi bridge to check criminal activities of these traffic robbers.
He stated further that the traffic robber was arrested after he had broken a driver’s side screen of a Toyota Corolla car with hammer and snatched 2 phones and a bag containing valuables.
The Chairman added that immediately the suspect was arrested and every items stolen recovered the owner was called on phone to pick up her bag and 2 phone at Task Force office, Bolade, Oshodi.
He commended Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for providing necessary modernised security tools however assured members of the public that the Agency will not relent in its efforts to completely rid Oshodi and the State as a whole of such unscrupulous elements activities.
He also confirmed that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has directed that the arrested traffic robber be charged to court for prosecution and other syndicate in this shady act should be arrested within Oshodi and it’s environs.
Arrested traffic robber Mr. Oluwole Kayode (27 years) who hails from Abeokuta in Ogun State confessed to have been using a hammer on motorists who refused to voluntarily released their belongings during traffic at Oshodi bridge.
“Yes i used hammer to break her vehicle side screen because the woman refused to surrender her bag and 2 phones when I approached her during traffic when it was raining”Kayode confessed.
The owner of the snatched bag and 2 phones, Mrs Hadizatul Jiddah commended the Lagos State Commissioner of Police for his fforts of ridding Lagos of crime and the State Task Force for prompt action taken.
“If not for the prompt interventions of personnel of the Lagos State Task Force my bag and 2 phones would have gone”
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohinmi has directed the Agency to embark on strict operational enforcement on motorists flouting the Lagos State Road Traffic Law of 2012 thereby causing obstructions and plying one-way across the State
CP Edgal Imohimi said massive infrastructural development going on simultaneously across the State by the present administration can not be justified as an excuse for flouting traffic regulations across the State.
He however warned motorists particularly around pen-cinema, Agege, Dopemu, Ile-zik, Oshodi, Mile 2, Berger, Igando and Lasu-Iba road to stop driving against traffic or causing obstructions to other road users.
