LAGOS POLICE ARREST TWO ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS, CORDONED OFF THE HOTEL BEING USED AS CRIMINAL HIDEOUT, REC0VER ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND OTHER EXHIBITS
LAGOS POLICE ARREST TWO ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS, CORDONED OFF THE HOTEL BEING USED AS CRIMINAL HIDEOUT, RECOVER ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND OTHER EXHIBITS
The Police Crack detectives attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers, cordoned off their Criminal hotel hideout in Mushin and recovered arms, ammunition.and other incriminating exhibits.
On Friday, 3rd October, 2025, at about 1000hrs, police detectives attached to the Lagos State Task Force on duty along Empire Junction by Jibowu inward Ikorodu Road sighted four young men suspected to be armed robbers. On sighting the officers, three of the suspects escaped, while one, identified as Toheeb Adeboye, male, 21 years, was intercepted and arrested. A search on him led to the recovery of one locally made single-barrel cut-to-size gun, one English Barreter pistol with two 9mm live ammunition and one locally made pistol with ten live cartridges, all concealed inside a bag.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed that the gang had just concluded a robbery operation at Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State and were on their way to New Supreme Hotel, Akala, Mushin, their regular hideout after operations. Acting on this intelligence, operatives raided the hotel, recovered incriminating exhibits including a laptop, charms, substances suspected to be Indian hemp.and hard drugs, and arrested one of the fleeing gang members, Ajayi Adeniyi, male, 33 years, who was found with a locally fabricated pistol. The said hotel hideout has since been cordoned off permanently.
Both suspects and the recovered exhibits have been transferred to the Command Headquarters and the case is currently under investigation, while efforts are ongoing to track down the other fleeing members of the gang.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, commended the operatives for their professionalism and urged hoteliers across the state to exercise due diligence in keeping proper records of customers, stressing that negligence could expose hotels to use as criminal hideouts. He reassured Lagosians that the Command remains fully committed to safeguarding lives and property and urged residents
