Police foil Christmas Day robbery attempt in Lagos, arrest three suspects

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three members of a suspected armed robbery gang that invaded the Safejo area of Amukoko of the state during the Christmas celebration. 

The arrested suspects and others still at large were attempting to rob residents of Amukoko on Christmas Day when the state Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, deployed policemen to the area.

The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday, December 27, 2024. 

“In furtherance of the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, to commands and formations to implement unalloyed anti-crime strategies towards ensuring adequate safety and security during this festive period, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force across several states in the country have successfully apprehended multiple groups of armed robbers, cultists and hoodlums targeting fun seekers and engaging in gangsterism during the Christmas celebrations,” he stated. 

“On the 25th of December 2024, at about 1 am, police operatives attached to the Lagos State Command received a distress call that a group of hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons was operating around the Safejo area of Amukoko, Lagos State.”

“The swift response by the police operatives to the scene led to the arrest of three of the suspected hoodlums, identified as Emmanuel Okoli (20 years), Ogunde Tejiri (20 years), and Emmanuel Orji (18 years), and the recovery of the weapons they had used in carrying out robbery attacks on innocent fun seekers in the area.

“The police have initiated intensified searches to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang.”