A driver attached to the Federal Road Safety Commission in Lagos is in the police custody for allegedly leading a robbery gang to attack unsuspecting drivers and passers-by at the Isheri area of the state.
The driver, identified as Agboola Muskaila, is attached to the Ojudu unit of the commission.
Agboola was arrested alongside one Olabusuyi Ojo by police officers attached to the Isheri Police Station on February 10, 2012 about 8.40am.
The police officers were on a stop and search operation at the Olowara pin down point at Isheri and following a search of the vehicle driven by Agboola, the officers found two pump action guns and 22 live cartridges concealed in a Toyota 4 Runner Jeep with registration number FG 32 N26.
Agboola and his gang would have gotten away with the crime but for the vigilance of the officers who insisted that they searched the vehicle despite Agboola’s insistence that he is a staff of the FRSC.
To convince the officers, he displayed his identity card and driver’s licence.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Commander of the FRSC in Lagos State, Jonas Agwu, were not successful as his phones were switched off.
A source said Agwu was in a crucial meeting.
The suspects and the exhibits recovered have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation department at Panti, Yaba for further investigation.
In another development, attempt by a gang of armed robbers to rob customers at the Intercontinental Bank Plc at Ojo area of Lagos State was foiled by a team of policemen attached to the Ojo Police Station, who were on a routine patrol of the area.
The incident happened about 12pm on February 10.
It caused pandemonium as the police officers engaged the robbers in a shootout.
One of the suspected armed robbers identified as Julius Godwin was arrested with bullet wounds while the others escaped.
The police recovered one Makarov gun with number TK39-1393 and one handset from the scene of crime.
The Lagos State Command police spokesperson, Jayieoba Joseph, confirmed the arrest of the suspects.