January 04, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have intercepted three notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbers at Jubilee Bridge around the Abule-Egba area of the State.
A press statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said they were arrested along with their operational vehicle, a painted ‘T4’ commercial bus (APP 406 YE) at the U-turn area of Abule-Egba.
“Immediately they were arrested, one of them escaped with a P.O.S machine before the arrival of the Policemen.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that they were notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbers terrorising the entire Abule-Egba and its environs.
“Investigation further revealed that they were being chased by members of the public after they noticed that a man was pushed down from their vehicle after robbing him of his valuables.
“They drove recklessly in order to evade arrest before they were eventually caught by Lastma officials controlling and managing traffic around the Abule-Egba axis.
“The two suspects were later handed over to Policemen from the ‘Ile-Epo’ Police Division for further investigation.
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bakare Oki Olalekan, however, appealed to members of the public, particularly commuters, to be very vigilant and stop boarding commercial buses by the roadside, popularly called ‘So-le’,” the statement added.
