Man arrested for allegedly robbing Lagosians with toy gun

A 25-year-old man, John Nwosu, has been arrested for allegedly robbing members of the public armed with toy gun along Iba Bridge, in Ojo area of Lagos.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest to journalists yesterday.

He said that the suspect usually operates on the two-kilometre link bridge between 6pm and 10pm alone, using the gun to threaten his victims to hand over their belongings to him.

According to him, the suspect had been on police wanted list since two weeks, after some passengers on board a commercial bus heading towards Lagos State University (LASU), lodged complaints.

The police spokesman said that the activities of the suspect had become so notorious that those who ply the bridge are afraid to use the area in the evening and morning hours.

“The suspect was nabbed by surveillance team deployed to Aratumi/Ishasi on the LASU-Igando expressway,” he said.

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