Police on stop & search arrests fleeing shop breakers, recover items | read more
Police operatives on stop and search duty in the early hours of Sunday, intercepted two suspected shop breakers; Adeyemi Ibrahim (24) and Taiwo Adisa (45) with stolen items.
According to the Lagos state police command PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects were intercepted at about 6:30am in a mini bus with a generator, gas cylinder and Bluetooth speaker.
The PRO said the owner of the shop has been arrested and the suspects would be prosecuted.
The PRO wrote;
STOP-AND-SEARCH: At about 6:30am, patrol officers from Oko-Oba Division intercepted 24-year-old Adeyemi Ibrahim and 45-year-old Taiwo Adisa in a mini bus popularly known as Korope, with one generator, one gas cylinder and one Bluetooth speaker.
Upon questioning, it turned out they just broke into a shop in Iju-Ishaga area and stole the items. Shop owner has been contacted for return of property. Prosecution follows.
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