The police in Lagos on Thursday paraded four suspected armed robbers,
including a pastor, whose gang specialises in attacking banks.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko, who paraded the suspects,
also displayed 12 AK-47 rifles, two K2 rifles, 30 fully loaded AK-47
magazines and one pump action gun.
Other items displayed include one police Walkie-Talkie, one hammer, one iron cutter, eight gas cylinders and one
ATM card destroyed by the suspects during operation.
Manko said that three other suspects, belonging to the gang were killed in gun battle with the police in different operations.
He noted that the gang had attacked the
Access Bank
Branch at Ayobo, near Lagos on Nov. 16, 2013, killing three police
officers attached to the Ayobo Divisional Police Office, carting away
their rifles.
The commissioner said the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) had an
encounter with the gang on Nov. 20, 2013 at Ilasamaja, where two members
of the gang were “fatally wounded and arms were recovered.
“Diligent investigation and deployment of advanced technology-driven investigation by SARS led to the arrest of four king-pins. Read More Below...