Onyabo, a vigilante group in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, arrested armed robbers around 4:00 a.m. at the weekend.
The suspects who had robbed an Islamic cleric, his brother and others at Adaraloye Street in Ikorodu ran into the patrolling team of the Onyabo men who pursued them, after suspecting their movement at that odd hour of the day..
The suspects include Ogunleye Sodiq, 31, a motorcycle operator, who allegedly transports the suspects around for operations, Abiodun Williams (aka Oki), 25 and Lanre Bakare (aka Sia), 28, reports.”
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Herald Nigeria learnt that the fourth suspect, Tunde (aka Oju ), managed to escape.
Mr Lanre Olabinjo, the Onyabo Provost Marshal, narrated that, “It was while our men were patrolling that they saw them (suspects) on a bike coming from Adaraloye around 4:00 a.m. and because their movement at that time of the day was suspicious, our men pursued them and hit them with the patrol van.
“We were able to arrest them while one of them ran away and while running, he threw something away and upon searching the area, we discovered a gun and three cartridges but we discovered that one of them has already been fired.