Lagos Police Nab Notorious Murder, Armed Robbery Suspect

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command person arrested a 28-year-old John Samuel, a notorious suspected equipped robber, hired assassin, and murderer, successful his Epe country hideout successful the State.

The suspect, primitively from Akwa Ibom State is accused arsenic the premier fishy down a convulsive daylight robbery connected Allen Avenue, Ikeja, wherever helium changeable and injured a businessman identified arsenic Gbenga Obama, earlier stealing his golden jewellery.

It was gathered that John Samuel, who was precocious released from situation connected August 18 aft serving a six-year word for equipped robbery, instantly returned to a beingness of crime, terrorising residents with heightened brutality.

The victim, Mr Obama, was attacked connected Gbajobi Street, Allen Avenue, and sustained superior gunshot injuries earlier being robbed of an costly golden necklace and different valuables.

Deputy Police Public Relations Officer successful the State, DSP Babaseyi Oluseyi said, “The fishy is known for his ruthless methods, often shooting victims earlier taking their valuables. His instrumentality to criminality soon aft situation merchandise posed a important menace to nationalist safety.”

He noted that CCTV footage obtained from the transgression country captured Samuel firing an English pistol astatine the unfortunate and forcibly removing the golden necklace.

Police said the suspect’s accomplice, who waited connected a motorcycle nearby, facilitated a swift escape. “The unfortunate has since been treated and discharged from aesculapian care.”

He added that upon interrogation, “Samuel confessed to selling the stolen jewellery for ₦4 million, a fraction of its existent value, demonstrating a reckless disregard for the severity of his offences.

The acting PPRO added that the Lagos State Police Command was intensifying efforts to apprehend different members of his gang, who stay astatine large.”

Meanwhile, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has commended the gallantry and committedness of the operatives that led to the palmy apprehension of the vicious and notorious suspect.

Jimoh assured Lagosians that a discreet probe was ongoing into the case.

He further reiterated the Command’s committedness to information and extortion of each residents, and assured them to spell astir their lawful activities without fearfulness or apprehension.