The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended the gang of robbers responsible for the attack on a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, at the notorious Otedola Bridge.
The arrest comes just two weeks after the daring attack on 9th April, where CSP Tokunbo Abaniwonda of Alausa Division was targeted by armed robbers while conducting an undercover operation. The robbers inflicted machete injuries on the DPO and stole her phone before escaping.
The police refused to let the crime stand. They immediately launched a manhunt for the assailants. Following a meticulous investigation, officers were able to identify and track down the suspects on 13th April.
According to a statement by police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, “On April 13, they were tracked to their hideout at a hotel in Akute, Ajuwon area of Ogun State.”
“Upon receipt of the information the anti-crime team of the division moved swiftly to the hotel where the ring leader, one Tochukwu Nonso, 29, alias ‘Thug life’ in the company of one Chidera Christopher, 25, was arrested and immediately brought down to the station for further investigation with the exhibits found on them.”
Hundeyin added that further efforts led to the arrest of one Richard Etim, 25, in a different part of the State.
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