The Lagos State Police Command on Monday paraded two drivers attached to two banks who allegedly provided information to armed robbers.
The police also paraded suspected armed robbers who raided the two banks.
A muslim cleric, who was also alleged to be the native doctor for the armed robbery gang, was arrested.
Umar Manko, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, gave the names of the suspects as Ahmed Ajofoba, Saheed Olwunmi, Taiwo Aremu (bank driver) Muktar Eleduwe, Lukeman Adekunle, Kola Adenuga, Idowu Adesola, Waheed Shuib, Rasheed Anifowoshe (another bank driver) Abdulahi Abdulkareem, Ahmed Adelakin and Adedokun Yusuf.
Manko said: “On September 26, 2012, one Ahmed Ajofoba and Saheed Olawumi were arrested by Area D Command Headquarters, Mushin, at a second generation bank at Matori, Lagos after a shootout when a gang of armed robbers went to rob at the bank.
“Ahmed Ajofoba and Saheed Olawunmi made confessional statements, which led to the arrest of eight other members and the recovery of one locally made pistol with one live cartridge and the case was transferred to SARS, Ikeja for further investigation.
“The suspects were further interrogated and they confessed that their armourer and gang leader named Adedokun Yusuf and Ahmed Adelakin are in Aiyetoro in Ogun state.
“Consequently, SARS operatives went to Aiyetoro where the duo were arrested and two locally made pistols with four live cartridges were recovered.
“The suspects, who normally operate with the collaborating of insiders, confessed to have robbed another second generation bank in May 2012 where they carted away N8 million at the Isolo branch of the bank.”
The police boss also disclosed that a gang of suspected criminals known as the ‘one million boys’ are in the police custody.
Manko said the police arrested about 130 members of the gang at a hotel in Ajegunle recently.
The gang is alleged to have raped women and engaged in various crimes in Ajengunle and environ.
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