Ikorodu robbery: Lagosians wait as police parades suspects today
By Rotimi Akinola
Four members of the gang that robbed two banks in Ikorodu area of Lagos State are now in police custody, the force said.
The heavily armed gang, reportedly numbering about 12, raided two banks located near a police station on June 24.
After the outcry that greeted the daylight robbery, the police placed a N5 million bounty on the gang. It’s paying off, apparently.
One of the four was reportedly nabbed at a military checkpoint on the Sagamu-Benin expressway while on his way to Okitipupa in Ondo State.
Soldiers found bundles of fresh naira notes, still wrapped bank seal, in his bag. Eureka!
We’re not sure if the soldiers at that checkpoint will be paid N5 million.
If reports that the gang numbered 12 are anything to go buy, it’s a case of four down, eight to go for the police.
A young woman allegedly looking like a 20-year-old, who was said to have led the operation, is also still at large.
Reports say the robbers stole about N80 million from one of the banks.
Some Nigerians say they will treat the news of the recent arrests with levity until police parade the detained suspects.
“Some amateur video showed the Ikorodu bank robbers as healthy and fit young men,” @2dmaxo tweeted on Monday.
“Police would soon parade some sickly dudes and tell us it’s them,” the Twitter handle said.
The suspects will be paraded today.
Well, we’re waiting…
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