Police Foil Bank Robbery, Arrest Suspect In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, foiled a bank robbery at one of the old-generation banks opposite Maplewood Estate, in the Oko Oba area of Lagos.

One of the suspects was arrested.

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The command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest, and explained that “a distress call was received at 4.20 a.m., yesterday, at the Control Room, Ikeja. A team of anti-crime policemen led by an ASP was mobilised to the scene.

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“On arrival, one Azeez Isah, 43, was caught in action. He was breaking the bank’s security doors to gain entrance into the banking hall. He was, subsequently, arrested. The investigation is ongoing.”

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