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Lawal Alli and his gang of armed robbers were apprehended after hijacking a truck with N20M worth of goods.
A dismissed 28-year-old naval officer, Lawal Alli,
who led five other gang members to allegedly hijack a truck with goods
valued at N20m was recently apprehended by men of the Nigerian Police
Force
According to a Punch report, suspect, Lawal Alli, and five others, hijacked a truck, driven by one Mr. Ganiyu Mustapha,
who was conveying iron sheets and rods to Apapa. The truck marked,
LSD782XB, was hijacked by the suspects around Navy Town, Kirikiri,
Apapa, Lagos State on Friday, November 14.
Lawal Alli, Babagana Muhammed, Muhammed Yinusa, Bello Umaru, Muhammed Tasiru and Abdullahi Bundi,
were allegedly driving through the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when they
were arrested by policemen attached to the Department of Operations,
Lagos State Police around the Isheri-Berger area of Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway.
Speaking with Punch, the Borno State born Lawal Alli revealed that he was a naval officer before he was dismissed in 2010 for negligence of duty.
““One Alhaji Ibrahim introduced me to the business. He is a
businessman in Lagos. The police are still searching for him. He gave us
the information about the truck and goods. He told me to arrange and
hijack it. I had my uniform on and so we successfully snatched the truck
after initially deceiving the victims that we were security personnel,”
Alli confessed according to Punch.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu,
while confirming the arrest, said the case has been transferred to the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
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