The stolen vehicle abandoned along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway …the agency seal-Up criminals hidout in Mushin.

The Lagos State Taskforce has apprehended two suspects linked to a robbery gang that stole a vehicle in Ago Iwoye, Ogun State. After the vehicle broke down along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the suspects abandoned it and boarded commercial motorcycles towards Lagos Island.

According to Mr. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Taskforce, the suspects abandoned the stolen vehicle along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and boarded commercial motorcycles towards Lagos Island. They were later intercepted by Taskforce officers on routine patrol at Obalende, who found their movements suspicious. During interrogation, the suspects confessed to robbing residents at Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, before fleeing with the vehicle.

Further investigation led the Taskforce Chairman and his team to track down the suspects to their hideouts in New Supreme Hotel and Yemite Hotel at Odiolowo in Mushin, where more suspected criminals were arrested.

Following the arrests, the hotels were sealed by the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce in accordance with state property laws. The suspects were arraigned in court, pleaded not guilty, and were subsequently remanded at Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre until October 28, 2025, for further hearings.

Confirming the arrest, the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, stated that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Jimoh Moshood, has been fully briefed on the development and has given assurance of the Command’s unwavering commitment to the safety and security of lives and property across the state.

According to CP Moshood, the Command will continue to work closely with sister security agencies to ensure that criminal elements are tracked down, arrested, and brought to justice, warning that Lagos will remain a no-go area for crime and criminality.

The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele,

CSP Akerele commended the alertness and professionalism of the Taskforce operatives, noting that their vigilance prevented the suspects from escaping further into the metropolis. He reaffirmed that the Agency will not relent in its duty to rid Lagos of criminal elements.

Investigations are ongoing to apprehend the other suspects who escaped arrest, while all the recovered Motorcycles, machetes, guns, pistol, drugs etc has been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation.