Scene of the rehabilitation which caused traffic
There was a reported total gridlock on the popular Lagos-Ibadan Expressway over the past weekend as many motorists and passengers were dispossessed of their valuables by armed robbers who took advantage of the traffic due to the rehabilitation of the road by Julius Berger Plc.
Some motorists who are victims of the attack disclosed to correspondents that the robbers attacked Lagos-bound vehicles which were held up in the traffic and stole phones and money, among other valuables.
Aborishade Osanyin, a motorist, said the hoodlums operated at about 8pm on Sunday. “They targeted exotic cars in the traffic. They harassed the owners and collected their valuables.
“The robbers are suspected to be hoodlums hiding under the Kara Bridge. Some motorists managed to reach the police, but the robbers had a field day for about 20 minutes,” he said.
Another motorist described how the robbers operated. “Some of them wore masks and had guns. They took the side of the long bridge where Julius Berger is rehabilitating and attacked vehicles in the gridlock. They shot into the air as they moved from one vehicle to the other. It was scary; some people jumped out of their vehicles and ran away,” he said.
The commuter said when policemen, who had received information on the robbery, arrived at the scene, they started shooting into the air to scare off the robbers, adding that the hoodlums escaped into the surrounding bushes.
A policeman in the team told Punch Newspaper that no arrest was made. “The hoodlums have hideouts in the area. When they sighted the police patrol vehicles, they took to their heels. The most important thing was to stop the robbery, which we did. We were able to assure the motorists driving into Lagos that the robbers had fled and that they were safe.”
The Commander of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, ACP Olatunji Disu, said the police dislodged the robbers on Sunday. “The RRS patrol team and the Isheri division went after the robbers. We were able to dislodge them.”
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