Police Arrests 3 For Car Snatching In Lagos

3 members of a notorious car snatching gang
that specializes in snatching exotic cars from
residents of the Victoria island, Lekki and Ajah
axis of Lagos state have been arrested by men
of the Lagos state Anti-Robbery Squad attached
to the Bar Beach Police station in Lagos. .
According to information gained, the robbers were
arrested separately on Saturday July 19th and
Monday July 21 as they rode in taxi cabs they
had earlier snatched from their owners at
gunpoint on their way to steal exotic cars.
Anti-robbery policemen from the Bar Beach
Police station who were on patrol intercepted
the men as they drove into Victoria Island.
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They arrested 20 year old Rasheed Yusuf while
the other two members, Ade Yemi, 22, and Toyin
Ajayola, 22 managed to escape. They were
however arrested on Monday night, July 21st
on Oyin Jolayemi street in Victoria Island while
driving against traffic in a taxi they confessed to
have snatched from its owner at Orile Iganmu
area.
It was gathered that as the policemen tried to
stop them, they escaped towards Cowrie Bridge
outward Victoria Island, but were blocked by
another team of policemen who were on stop &
search at a pin down point by the bridge.
They engaged the policemen in a shoot-out as
they jumped out of the taxi trying to escape but
they were shot in the leg by the police officers
and immediately arrested. A pistol, charms, face
mask and five cartridges were recovered from
them.