The Police Command in Lagos State have detained 26 suspects for alleged murder, defilement, armed robbery and other various crimes between March 10 and March 24.The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this during a press briefing at the Command’s Headquarters in Ikeja on Monday.

Hundeyin said that among those apprehended and detained was a man who allegedly stabbed his 38-year-old wife to death. “On March 19, police got information that a man who resides at Oke-Ira Ilogbo, Eremi area of Lagos, stabbed his wife to death. “The police swiftly went to the scene where the suspect was arrested and one kitchen knife stained with blood was recovered from him. His wife’s lifeless body was in front of him in a pool of blood“When he was questioned at the station, the suspect confessed to have committed the crime and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation,” he said.Similarly, Hundeyin said that on March 10, police apprehended a man for allegedly stabbing a 25-year-man to death in the Abule Egba area of the state.“The suspect stabbed the man in the left side of his stomach with a knife, as a result of the severe bleeding from the injury, the victim succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead by a doctor.“Suspect was promptly apprehended and the knife used in the attack was recovered, ” he said.The image maker also said that the police detained six armed robbery suspects.“On the Feb.17, a complainant reported at Okota Division that his 25-year-old girlfriend conspired with her 22-year-old brother and his friends to rob him of three iPhones and bitcoins worth about N15 million.“Upon receipt of the case, the police trailed the suspects, apprehended the complainant’s girlfriend and her brother.“The complainant’s phones and sum of N6.5m were recovered, ” he saidHe said that further investigation led to the apprehension of four other suspects that participated in the robbery.According to him, a locally made pistol, four cartridges and an axe were recovered from them.Hundeyin also said that on March 13, the police apprehended a 74-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in his room in the Iju area of the state.“The detectives visited the scene and the girl was taken to the hospital for examination and treatment.“The case has been transferred to the Gender Unit, State Headquarters, for further investigation and prosecution,” he said.He said that the police also apprehended four fraudsters for alleged conspiracy, fraud and stealing.“A report was received from a former bank staff alleging that some unidentified persons fraudulently stole the sum of £138,924 (₦277,848,000) from domiciliary accounts of international airlines domiciled in the bank and transferred them into her domiciliary account before collecting all the money.“Following this, the bank reported the matter at the police and investigation commenced.“The suspects ages 27, 33, 36 and 38 were arrested in connection with the case.“A Toyota Camry suspected to be proceeds of the crime was recovered from the 27-year-old suspect in Ogun.“A Toyota Camry was recovered from the 33-year-old suspect in Victoria Island as another proceed of the stolen funds.“Further investigation led to the arrest of a 38-year-old suspect, the Supervisor, Trade Services Department and a 36-year-old suspect, the Processor, Trade Services Department, who facilitated the illegal transfer of funds to foreign accounts provided by the main suspect.He said that the police also detained a 22-year-old member of an armed robbery syndicate specialised in stealing cars.“The suspect was apprehended in the Ikotun area of the state through intelligence gathering.“The syndicate targets vehicles in the Eastern part of Nigeria, transports the cars to Lagos and sell them.“During interrogation, he confessed receiving three Lexus 330 and one Lexus 350 2017 model from an accomplice, a woman, who is still at large,” Hundeyin said.The police image maker said that the suspect led a team of operatives to where he sold the cars.“One silver Lexus 350 silver and a black Lexus 330 were recovered,” he said.According to him, efforts are in top gear to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate and possible recovery of all the stolen vehicles.He said that the suspect was assisting a team of police operatives to recover the remaining two Lexus cars.The spokesperson said that two pedestrian robbers who were specialsed in dispossessing passersby of their valuables at Alaba-Oro in the Amukoko area of the state were apprehended on March 12.“Immediately, the police began discreet investigation to locate their criminal hideout.“The suspects, aged 19 and 28 were apprehended and one cutlass, a small bag contained weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and some hard drugs were recovered from them,” he said.According to him, the police also detained for prosecution, six suspected members of a robbery syndicate.“The suspects -four males and two females were apprehended based on an intelligence report received by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, about their activities.“The syndicate specialises in robbing victims of their valuables such as money both in Naira and foreign currencies, jewellery, phones, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and International passport of various countries.“Armed detectives were duly mobilised, they trailed some of the syndicate members to Iju-Ishaga area of the state and apprehended them.“Two Toyota Camry cars with some fake dollar notes were also recovered from them,” he said.Hundeyin said that on March 21, police on patrol sighted a group of suspected hoodlums along Aleke-Isiu, Imotu, Ikorodu.“The hoodlums on sensing that the team was closing in on them, abandoned a sack and took to their heels.”The sack contained, one Lar rifle with 12 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and SMG rifle without magazine wererecovered.“Meanwhile, effort is ongoing to arrest the suspects, investigation is in progress, ” he said.He said that on March 14, police on routine patrol at Sangotedo, along the Lekki-Epe Expressway intercepted two armed robbery suspects ages 27 and 32.” Upon searching them, an automatic pistol and five rounds of live ammunition were found in their possession, ” he said.He assured Lagos residents that the police would continue to ensure that low level of crime was sustained.“We would like to use this medium to assure all residents and visitors to Lagos State that under CP Olohundare Jimoh, the low level of crime experienced in Lagos State will be sustained.“We once again like to appreciate the people of Lagos State for their unwavering support to the Lagos State Police Command; and the State Government for the continual provision of logistics and operational support,” he said. (NAN)