The Police command in Lagos State have detained for prosecution six suspected members of a robbery syndicate in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday.
He said that the suspects -four males and two females – were apprehended on Friday based on intelligence report.
“The suspects were apprehended based on an intelligence report received by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, about the activities of the syndicate.
“The syndicate specialises in robbing victims of their valuables such as money both in Naira and foreign currencies, jewellery, phones, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and International passport of various countries.
“Armed detectives were duly mobilised, they trailed some of the syndicate members to Iju-Ishaga area of the state and apprehended them, ” Hundeyin said..
The PPRO said that two Toyota camry cars with some fake dollar notes were also recovered from them.
According to him, all the suspects have made useful statements and will be charged to court
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