POLICE RECOVER ARMS AND AMMUNITION/RESCUE OF VICTIM

POLICE RECOVER ARMS AND AMMUNITION/RESCUE OF VICTIM

Police Patrol Teams attached to Area 'D' Mushin and Ajao Estate Division had responded to a distress call at No.12 Theodore Okonkwo Street Ajao Estate on May 30, 2013. The Police personnel had a shootout with the hoodlums that snatched a Kia Cerato Saloon Car and abducted the owner at the aforesaid address. The hoodlums abandoned the vehicle and escaped, while the owner was rescued from the boot. Items recovered from the robbers are one pump action gun, one revolver pistol, four cartridges and two iron cutlers. The case is under investigation at SCID Yaba.

KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED

Policemen attached to Ilupeju Division arrested one Gabriel Ogunsaweosas 'm' of 14 Akinsanya  Street Palmgrove for kidnapping  one Adeleke Abaja 'm' aged 5 years old of No. 51 Bode Thomas Palmgrove on 29th of May, 2013. The victim was kidnapped on 29/5/2013 at the Church of Nazarem Ilupeju where they were Celebrating Children's Day Party. The child was rescued hale and hearty at about 0200hrs of 31/05/2013 and handed over to the parents. Serious effort is being made to arrest the fleeing members of the gang. The matter is under investigation at SCID Yaba.

HIT AND RUN FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT

Precisely on May 31, 2013  a yet to be identified vehicle driven by an unknown person, hit an unidentified pedestrian male at Sanyo Bus Stop along Apapa/Oshodi Express way Victim died on the spot and the corpse has been deposited at Mainland Central Hospital Mortuary for autopsy. The case is under investigation at Aguda Division.

POLICE PUT OUT PIPELINE FIRE IN ISHERI-OSHUN

A pipeline fire out Break occurred at Isheri-Oshun on June 1, 2013. The incident was allegedly caused by wild wind that fell about four electric poles that ignited fire on the pipe line. The fire was put out by combined team of policemen and fire fighters mobilized to the scene. Value of property destroyed is yet to be ascertained and the case is under investigation at Isheri-Oshun Division.

RRS POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED ROBBERS

Policemen attached to RRS 261 penultimate week arrested two suspected armed robbers namely Samila Dahinu 'm' of no fixed address and Ibrahim Okunlade 'm' of No.5 Ijora Oloye while robbing passersby on Eko Bridge, one Bajaj Motorcycle Reg. No. QT-475-EPE used by the hoodlums to carry out their operation was recovered. The case is under investigation at SCID Yaba.

June 11, 2013