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Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have re-arrested a robbery suspect five days after he was released from Ikoyi Prison.
The suspect, Tunde Okunola, 26, was re-arrested at Marwa Roundabout, Lekki with an accomplice, Segun Adigun, 27, while trying to rob one Ms. Gift Omini of her mobile phone early morning last week.
Okunola in his statement said he was released from Ikoyi Prison on Friday, October 5, 2018, after spending six months and two weeks as an inmate.
The suspect, who pleaded for leniency, said that he is a trained barber and was looking for funds for his graduation ceremony in Lagos, adding that if released, he will not indulge in any criminal activities again.
The victim, Ms. Gift Omini had told the police that the suspects who were on ‘okada’ used a short axe to dispossess her of a mobile phone and that it was her shout for help that attracted the attention of RRS officers at the Roundabout, who chased and arrested the thieves.
Speaking on the development, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, stated that the police is not unaware of criminal elements who would want to seize the opportunity of the coming festive period to engage in crime and assured that the Command is leaving no stone unturned to make Lagos unconducive for criminals.