The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a recently released ex-convict, Olayinka Oluwaseyi, for attempting to rob a motorist on the Mile 12 Bridge in the Ketu area of Lagos.
The arrest was confirmed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who revealed that Oluwaseyi was caught on Tuesday afternoon by a patrol team from the Ketu Police Division. He was armed with two knives at the time of his arrest.
Police say a second suspect involved in the attempted robbery managed to escape and is currently on the run. Efforts are underway to track and arrest him.
Initial investigations showed that Oluwaseyi had only recently been released from a correctional centre, after serving a sentence for a similar offence. He was freed just three months ago.
The suspect is currently in police custody and will be charged to court after the ongoing investigation is concluded.
Commending the officers who made the arrest, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, stated that the Command will not tolerate any form of crime, especially robberies on roads and bridges.
