LAGOS—Policemen attached to Ilupeju Division in Lagos State have arrested a suspected ring leader of a robbery gang known as Catch in the air, recovering $118,000 and 50,000 Pounds.
“The suspect (names withheld) a herbalist, was arrested in his shrine in Mushin area of the state.
The suspect and members of his gang, Vanguard gathered, attacked a vehicle which was conveying the money to the bank last week.
The recovered cash, according to Police sources, had been handed over to the owner, Bankers Warehouse Management, following the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni.
Lauding police effort, a staff of the company, who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “Immediately the money was recovered, the Ilupeju Divisional Police Officer, Olayinka Egbeyemi, handed it over to us intact.
“An anti-robbery team from the division escorted us in order to guarantee our safety and that of the money.”
The suspect, as gathered, will be charged to court today.
Vanguard
