Two suspected traffic robbers, known for terrorising motorists around the Ketu and Mile 12 axis of Lagos State, have been apprehended by the Rapid Response Squad.
The disclosure was made in a statement posted by the Rapid Response Squad on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.
The suspects, Yemi Aparaojo, 33, popularly known as Asa, and Samuel Adekunle, 37, also known as Omo-jo–Ibo, were picked up by RRS officers on patrol around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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The police stated that the suspects, along with two others still on the run, had harassed a passerby for money last week. After he attempted to offer assistance, they allegedly beat him up and made away with ₦25,000.
However, their luck ran out on Tuesday when the victim spotted Adekunle in the area and promptly notified RRS operatives.
The officers swiftly moved in and arrested the pair, while the other two suspects escaped through Ketu Market.
The statement said, “The operatives of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS), a unit of Lagos Police Command, on Tuesday morning arrested two notorious traffic robbers operating around Ketu and Mile 12, Kosofe.
“The suspects: Yemi Aparaojo, popularly known as Asa, a 33-year-old and Samuel Adekunle, a.k.a Omo-jo–Ibo, a 37-year-old, were arrested by the operatives around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
“The duo along with two others last week at about noon robbed a passerby of his N25,000 while the victim was trying to assist them with some money when the group pestered him. The gang thereafter assaulted the man.
“The victim on sighting the leader of the gang, Adekunle, on Tuesday alerted RRS operatives, who rounded up the suspects. Two members of the gang escaped through Ketu market.”
RRS Commander, CSP Sola Jejeloye, explained that the arrests were made in line with a directive from the state Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, to strengthen security along key traffic routes known for criminal activity.
The statement added, “The Commander, Rapid Response Squad, CSP Sola Jejeloye had in line with the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh reinforced Response riders at Ketu and Mile 12 to stem the tide of crime on the corridor.
“Jejeloye has directed that the suspects be charged to court immediately while the team intensifies efforts to arrest other members of the gang.”
