BY Haleem Olatunji
The Lagos state police command has arrested Taiwo Sunmonu, an ex-convict, for alleged armed robbery.
Muyiwa Adejobi, spokesman of the state police command, made this known in a statement on Sunday.
He said the suspect was arrested during a gang robbery in the Ijanikin area of the state.
Adejobi said Sunmonu was released from Kirikiri Correctional Centre in November 2020, after serving a five-year jail term.
This implies that Sunmonu risks another jail term depending on the decision of the court.
“The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Taiwo Sunmonu, m, 23, on 13th March, 2021 at 11.30pm, for armed robbery after he was released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in November, 2020, having served five (5) year jail term,” the statement reads.
“The suspect was arrested by the police operatives attached to Ijaninkin Division, while responding to a distress call, as the suspect and his gang members were robbing unsuspecting Lagosians at Ajayi Street, Oto Awori, Ijannikin in Lagos State. But other members of the gang escaped.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and other crimes he had participated in. After the arrest, one locally-made pistol and live ammunition were recovered from him.”
The police spokesman said the suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for investigation.
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