It was panic and confusion as robbers disguised in police uniform blocked the Ikorodu-Anthony road, Lagos extorting and harassing motorists.
It was panic in the Anthony end of Ikorodu, after a robbery gang in police uniform mounted a checkpoint extorting and harassing motorists in Lagos State. It was revealed that the robbery gang harassed and locked a man inside the boot of his car.
However, their luck ran out after members of the public informed the Anthony Police Division of the incident. One of the robbers identified as Gbenga Erinfolami, was arrested and is being held by the police while some other members of the robbery gang escaped.
It was revealed that the team had mounted a checkpoint at the Anthony end of Ikorodu Road, extorting, beating and manhandling motorists who thought they were real policemen because of their fake uniforms.
A police source revealed that the runaway gang members included two dismissed policemen, who supplied the gang with uniforms, while other members were impersonators.
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“We got information that there were policemen at a checkpoint on Ikorodu Road, stopping motorists and extorting money from them.
“So, policemen from the Anthony division mobilised to the scene to verify the information. Truly, there we met them. There were actually two dismissed policemen leading that gang.
“They had locked a motorist inside the boot of his car for unknown reason, and they were escaping with the vehicle when the police arrived at the scene. So, they abandoned the vehicle and fled. But one of them was arrested.
“The motorist explained that he thought he was stopped by genuine policemen until they manhandled him and locked him up.”
The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, confirmed the incident. He said, “The gang had taken possession of the vehicle and put the motorist in the boot of his car. The suspect in custody is helping investigation while efforts are on to arrest other members. We will continue to expose these criminals and take appropriate actions. Lagos residents should understand that not every gun-wielding man wearing police uniform is actually a genuine policeman.”