The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four individuals including the manager of a fuel station over their involvement in a notorious armed robbery in parts of Lagos state.
Police sources say the suspects—Noble Saint Neokoro (44), Batomie Samson (48), Abubakar Ali (47), and Bitrus Ibrahim (42)—were apprehended in Ejigbo area following a tip-off and weeks of discreet surveillance.
One of the arrested suspects turned out a manager of a local filling station. The owner of the fuel station was found innocent with no knowledge of his manager being a criminal. The suspects confessed to being part of a coordinated robbery gang responsible for hijacking fuel tankers and commercial trucks around Lagos.
The arrest was confirmed by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who revealed that the operation was conducted by the elite Tactical Squad Hawk.
The station manager is among those arrested. The operation is connected to an ongoing case involving fuel tanker hijack!ng in Lagos. NUPENG also helped in tracking down the suspects,”.
The arrest follows a June 28 operation where seven additional suspects were detained, and a hijacked tanker full of stolen Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) was recovered in Orile after it was reported missing in Surulere.
The seven previously arrested suspects—Izuchukwu Nwanoruo, Kayode Falodun, Ojo Ayodele, Ayomide Thompson, Ahmed Saliu, Igbalaye Kareem, and Babatunde Ahmed—were caught red-handed offloading stolen fuel at the same Ejigbo station, linking both cases.
A fuel tanker used in the operation has been seized as evidence.
The Commissioner of Police, Moshood Olohundare Jimoh, praised the officers involved and emphasized the command’s readiness to rid Lagos of criminal elements.
We urge citizens to keep supporting our operations with credible intel. The suspects will face justice once investigations are complete,” he assured.
Benjamin Hundeyin is a Chief Superintendent of Police of the Nigeria Police Force. He is the incumbent Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command.
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