Lagos Police Smashes Vicious Car Snatching, Robbery Gang

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Tactical Squads have arrested four members of a criminal gang that specialised in armed robbery and car snatching, who have been terrorising residents of the state. The suspects arrested are: Taiwo Alabi “m”, 42 years; Ogedengbe Lowis “m”, 46 years; Ighodalo Enato Francis “m”, 37 years; and Osaro Eghe Abiodun “m”, 34 years. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP ABIMBOLA ADEBISI said the modus operandi of the syndicate is to board vehicles as passengers, and while in transit, threaten the drivers with gun and disposes them of their vehicle.  "Between 0100hrs on 15th October 2025 and 0300hrs on 17th October 2025, intelligence-led operations carried out by the Command’s Tactical Squads led to the arrest of four (4) dangerous and confessed armed robbers at their hideout in Igando, Lagos State." DSP ADEBISI further disclosed in a statement that "during interrogation, the suspects confessed to having dispossessed vehicle owners of their cars at gunpoint and making away with the vehicles. They have also been linked to several armed robbery incidents in Ogun, Oyo, and Edo States."  The PPRO further stated that exhibits recovered from the suspects include one (1) automatic pump-action shotgun, one (1) Beretta pistol, forty-eight (48) rounds of 9mm ammunition, forty-six (46) live cartridges, one (1) cutlass, assorted criminal charms, one (1) Toyota Sienna, two (2) Lexus ES350 salon cars, and one (1) Toyota Corolla salon car. She noted that one of the vehicles was snatched in Lagos, while the others were reportedly robbed in Ogun, Oyo, and Edo States, using the same method. She said all the suspects were meticulously tracked, trailed, and arrested across the states mentioned above.  The Lagos State Police Command PPRO said the successful operation followed weeks of coordinated surveillance and intelligence gathering on the suspects. "Investigative efforts are being intensified to apprehend other gang members currently at large. The Lagos State Police Command remains fully committed to dismantling all forms of crime, criminality, and criminal syndicates in the State. "The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, hereby assures residents that the Command will continue to ensure peace, stability, and intelligence-led policing to rid the State of criminal elements."