FRSC DRIVER IN POLICE CUSTODY FOR ARMED ROBBERY

BY PATIENCE OGBO


A driver attached to the Federal Road Safety Commission in Lagos (FRSC) is in the police custody for allegedly leading a robbery gang to attack unsuspecting drivers and passers –by at the Isheri area of the state.

The driver identified as Agboola Muskaila is attached to the Ojudu unit of the Commission.

Agboola was arrested alongside one Olabusuyi Ojo by police officers attached to the Isheri police station on February 10th about 8.40am.

The police officers were on a stop and search operation at the Olowara Pin down point at Isheri and following a search of the vehicle driven by Agboola , the officers found two pump action guns and twenty –two live cartridges concealed in a Toyota 4 runner jeep with registration number FG 32 N26.

Agboola and his gang would have gotten away with the crime but for the vigilance of the officers who insisted that they search the vehicle despite Agboola’s insistence that he is a staff of the FRSC and to convinced the officers, he displayed his identity cards and driver’s license so as to deter the officers from searching the vehicle.

Efforts to get the reaction of the FRSC commander in Lagos state , Jonas Agwu were not successful as his phones were switched off .

A source said Mr Agwu was in a crucial meeting and would call back .

The suspects and the exhibits recovered have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation department SCID at Panti Yaba for further investigation.

In a related development, attempt by a gang of armed robbers to rob customers at the Intercontinental bank plc at Ojo area of the state was foiled by a team of policemen attached to the Ojo police station on a routine patrol of the area.

The incident happened about 12.00pm on February 10th caused pandemonium as the police officers engaged the robbers in a shootout.

One of the suspected armed robbers identified as Julius Godwin was arrested with bullet wound while the others escaped.

The police recovered one Makarov gun with numbers TK39-1393 and one handset from the scene of crime.

The Lagos state police spokes person, Jayieoba Joseph confirmed the arrest of the suspects .



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