Police Arrest 6 Teenagers For Looting Savannah Bank

A team of anti-robbery policemen
attached to Area A Police Command,
Lion Building Friday arrested six young
men around 8: 30 am, while they were
looting properties from Savannah bank,
at Broad Street, in Lagos Island.
According to an eyewitness, the arrested
armed robbers are all teenagers between
the ages of 18 to 20. Some of the boys
were identified by residents of the area,
who said they had been tormenting
residents of the area for a very long
time.
They commended the Area Commander,
Imohimi Edgal for the quick response of
the policemen and the reduction of
crime in the area.
The suspects were Ibrahim Luka, Kunle
Malik, Sheriff Lawal, Tunde Basiru, Arif
Sarumi, Lukman Ojikutu and Fidelis
Joshua, reports Vanguard. They were
arrested following a tip-off from
residents.
Some of the suspects, who tried to escape
by attacking the policemen with
cutlasses were shot in the leg by the
policemen who were led by one Sargent
Mohammed Akeem.
Items recovered from the suspects
include three cutlasses, one iron bar,
one iron saw, and some quantities of
cables. They were taken to Area A
Command for interrogation and have
been making useful statement to the
police.
“Distress call was received from Ikeja
control room that some armed robbers
were operating at Savannah Bank,
Broad Street The policemen stormed the
area and these boys were arrested,”
Vanguard quoted a police source as
saying.