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Police arrests three suspected armed robbers in Lagos

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Police operatives in Lagos have arrested three suspected armed robbers in the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post on his X handle on Friday.

He said the suspects were arrested at about 2:00 p.m. in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state.

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The spokesman said: “Officers of Elemoro Division responded to a distress call on Friday about three young men robbing passersby with a pistol.

“A loaded semi-automatic pistol was recovered from the suspects.

“The arrest of the suspects led the police to recover 26 live ammunition.”

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