The Police in Lagos said they had
arrested a member of a two-man robbery gang, which allegedly robbed an
81-year-old woman of about N7m and other valuables.
Police spokesperson in the state, Dolapo
Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, who confirmed this to newsmen on
Sunday in Lagos, said that the suspect was arrested by operatives of
Rapid Response Squad.
Badmos said the suspect had told the police that the leader of the gang, now at large, was an herbalist.
She said that the suspect attacked the
old woman at her Oduduwa Street, Itire, Lagos, home at about 8 p.m. and
dispossessed her of 10,000 dollars (about N4.7 million), 5,000 pounds
sterling (about N1.8 million) and N100,000.
