Police arrest man for allegedly robbing student of valuables

Tue, Nov 22, 2022
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Defence

THE Police in Lagos State have arrested a 22-year old robbery suspect for attacking and dispossessing a student of his valuables.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday.

He said that the suspect was arrested by officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Command on Tuesday morning.

“At 1:02 a:m, a student just arrived in Ojota from Abuja and was trekking home nearby.

“The suspect and one other, still at large, attacked and dispossessed him of all his valuables.

“Thanks to the eagle-eyed RRS patrol officers around the scene,” he said.

Hundeyin said that the attackers were pursued but only the suspect was arrested while his accomplice escaped.

According to him, efforts are on-going to arrest the other. (NAN)

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