The Lagos state Police command has arrested one Ifeanyi Owoh for attempting to dispossess a businessman along with his accomplice still at large.
The command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, in Lagos explained that patrol policemen on a motorbike from Alausa Police Station, while on street patrol duty along Billings way, Oregun, Lagos at about 15.30hrs on Tuesday, sighted two men whom they approached for routine check; but rather than subject themselves to security scrutiny, they took to their heels.
The police riders, according to the statement, chased after the fleeing men and arrested one of them.
“During a brief interrogation, he gave his name as Ifeanyi Owoh. He narrated that their mission in the industrial estate was to rob a business man whom they learnt was in town for a transaction with a notable automobile company in the area.
“When searched, one locally made pistol, three live cartridges and a dagger were recovered from him.
“The CP has commended the efforts of the Anti-Crime Unit of Alausa Division and urged other Divisions in the state to ensure they dominate criminal elements in their areas of responsibility in order to maintain the low crime rate in the state”, it added.
Meanwhile, efforts are on to arrest his fleeing accomplice.
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