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Man arrested in Ogun for robbing UBER driver in Lagos

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Ogun state police command said it had arrested one Philip Efosa for allegedly robbing a UBER driver of his vehicle in Lagos.

Efosa was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly snatched the vehicle; a Toyota Corolla marked GUS 15 RU at gunpoint alongside his accomplice who allegedly escaped in the process of arrest.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed that Efosa was arrested by Policemen who reportedly laid an ambush for him in Ibafo, Ogun state.

Oyeyemi said the suspect was planning to escape with the stolen vehicle when men of the Ibafo police division received information on the stolen vehicle via the control room.

According to Oyeyemi,

‘Men of Ogun State Police on 9th of June arrested one Philip Efosa, 29 with a Toyota Corolla car with Reg. number GUS 15 RU which was snatched at gunpoint in Lagos.

“His arrest followed a message received from the police control room that a Toyota Corolla car was snatched by two armed men in Eleko area of Lagos and that the robbers were heading towards Lagos-Ibadan expressway with the said car.

“The DPO Ibafo Division SP Abiodun Ayinde quickly led his anti-robbery team to the road where they laid ambush for the hoodlums.

“About an hour later, the vehicle was sighted by the policemen driving against traffic towards Ibadan road but was blocked by the police team.

“The two occupants quickly jumped down and took to their heels but they were hotly chased by the policemen and one of them was apprehended while the other one escaped.

“On interrogation, the arrested suspect confessed that he and the escaped one called the owner of the car who is using it for UBER service to take them to somewhere on agreed fees before they snatched the car from him on gun point with the intention of taking it to Ibadan in order to sell it.”

The PPRO added that the Commissioner of Police, CP, Bashir Makama has directed that the suspect and the exhibit be transferred to Special Anti-robbery Squad to be transferred to Lagos where the crime was committed.

Oyeyemi said further that Makama also urged members of the public to report cases on time so as to ensure a quick response from the police.

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