A 20-year-old barber, Ladun Agemo, a 27-year-old baker, Taofeek Bukola, and one Wale Adeniyi, are in police custody for suspected armed robbery.
The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, disclosed that rounds of live ammunition and five AK-47 rifles were also recovered from the suspects.
The State Police Commissioner, Umar Manko, while parading the suspects, said they belonged to an eight-man robbery gang and were trailed to neighbouring Ogun State.
“What you see here are five AK-47 rifles and 29 magazines loaded with rounds of live ammunition. We’ve been trailing these suspects for quite sometime," he said.
"Our men were hiding in a bush and they (robbers) came in a Mazda 626 and they were arrested. The robbers were preparing to come to Lagos from Ogun State but they were promptly arrested."
He added that efforts were ongoing to locate other members of the gang along with investigations.
One of the suspects, Bukola, blamed greed for his involvement with the gang.
"I am actually a baker by vocation but the robbers usually pay me between N60,000 and N100,000 per operation, which is more profitable," he said.
“I don’t know who supplies the robbers with guns and I’ve never killed or robbed anyone before. I only drove them to three robbery operations before my arrest.”
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