PHOTO: Robber rearrested five days after gaining freedom

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have rearrested a robbery suspect five days after he was released from Ikoyi Prison.

The 26-year-old suspect, Tunde Okunola, was rearrested in Marwa Roundabout, Lekki with an accomplice, Segun Adigun, 27 while trying to rob one Gift Omini at around 4:45 am on Wednesday.

Okunola, who was released from Ikoyi Prison, on Friday, October 5, 2018, in his statement to the police, disclosed that he had spent six months and two weeks in prison before being released.

The suspect, while pleading with the police, stated that he is a trained barber and was looking for funds to do his freedom in Lagos. He added that if released, “I will never step into Lagos again”.

The victim, Gift Omini, had told the police that the suspects, who were riding a bike, used a short axe to dispossess her of a mobile phone. “My shout for help attracted the attention of RRS officers at the Roundabout and they chased and arrested them,” she added.

 

 

Source: Femi Filani

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