The Lagos state police command has arrested members of a female-led armed robbery gang who specializes in robbing Uber drivers of their vehicles.
While parading two of the gang members, Zino Tochukwu Ude and Anumelechi Chris Williams, Edgal Imohimi the state’s police commissioner, said the female member is currently in police custody and is helping with investigations.
Narrating how they were apprehended, CP Imohimi said an Uber drive picked a female passenger on January 19th at about 11.30 am, from Oniru to Orchid Hotel by 2nd Toll-gate, Lekki.
He however did not know the lady belonged to a gang of armed robbers and on their way, she asked that he pulled over so she could collect money from her boyfriend.
While waiting three men surfaced and robbed the driver of his Toyota Corolla car with Reg. No. KRD-827-EY and some other items.
“On receipt of the report, operatives of SARS, Oshodi-Tapa, Lagos Island base, swung into action and visited the scene of incident, where they picked objects of evidential value for analysis. The result of the enquiry led to the arrest of two of the suspects involved in the crime, namely: Zino Tochukwu Ude ‘m’ and Anumelechi Chris Williams ‘m’ and the recovery of their operational arms: a cut to size double barrel gun with two live cartridges.
“During interrogation, they confessed to the crime and aided operatives to recover the stolen car. They equally confessed to series of car snatching operations in Lagos and other contiguous States. They also led the operatives to recover one Honda Saloon Car with Reg. No. GGE-954-BQ which they snatched in Delta State” he added.
The police said tehya re still on the trail of other members of the gang.
