Eleven suspected members of a robbery gang that specialized in attacking fun seekers at the National Theatre and other parts of Ijora, Lagos state, were at the weekend arrested by operatives of the Rapid Respond Squad, RRS, of the state Police Command.
The gang, after an attack on a female trader and dispossessing her of N250, 000 on Saturday, was at the verge of attacking another group of ladies when RRS operatives apprehended them.
Meanwhile, other unsuspecting fun seekers also had their valuables forcefully taken away by these men before they were nabbed.
On detecting the policemen, the robbers took to their heels, but one of them, Onuwa Friday, who was recently released from prison, was arrested.
The RRS Commander, Olatunji Disu, who confirmed the arrest to newsmen, said an empty hand bag, later identified as that of the trader, was recovered from Friday.
Disu noted that the suspect’s confessional statement led policemen to the gang’s hideout around Ijora Bridge, where 10 other suspected members of the gang were apprehended.
It would be recalled that some hoodlums punctured the carnival-like atmosphere when they invaded the premises and dispossessed fun seekers of their valuables during the yuletide and Policemen at the theatre later apprehended some suspected hoodlums at about 6 pm, when the premises had been completely deserted by scared fun seekers.
The Commander reaffirmed that the Squad was still on the trail towards bringing all those involved in this act to book.
Friday, in his confession, allegedly said, “I just finished serving a year jail term.
“I was arrested over the crisis that broke out in Ajah during electioneering campaign in 2013.
“We went to Costain, opposite the National Stadium to rob. It was Kowasibe (another member of the gang) that accosted the lady in whose bag we found bundles of naira notes in N500 denomination.
“Kowasibe was the only one armed. The gun was used to scare our victims,” Friday added.
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