Luck ran out on an evil police officer who is also an armed robber after he snatched motorcyles and sold it in Lagos.
A daredevil criminal who is also a policeman has been arrested for snatching motorcycles and selling them in the Iyana-Iba area of the state.
The police sergeant, identified as Yusuf Bello, and an accomplice, Idowu Badmus, have been detained by the police in Lagos State for allegedly snatching motorcycles and selling them in the Iyana-Iba area of the state.
Bello is attached to the Itire Police Division and was arrested on Monday by the Igando Police Division after a victim, identified only as Aramide, reported that he was robbed of his motorcycle at Iyana School bus stop on the Lagos State University-Iyana Iba Road.
Police later recovered three stolen motorcycles from the sergeant and his accomplice, while the buyer and a motor mechanic had also been detained. Aramide later identified his motorcycle among the three recovered by the police.
According to Punch, the sergeant, and an accomplice on Sunday at about 1pm had accosted Aramide, at the Iyana School bus stop.
The suspects, who also came on a motorcycle, were said to have slapped Aramide, and ordered him to come down from the motorcycle.
Badmus was said to have displayed a police ID card and a pair of handcuffs.
The two allegedly told Aramide that they were from the Iba Police Division, adding that they were taking his motorcycle into the police station.
When Aramide came down, one of the two suspects started the motorcycle and rode off, while the other followed him on the motorcycle they brought.
The suspects were said to have escaped with the motorcycles instead of riding it into the Iba Police Division, where they claimed to have come from.
Aramide was said to have reported the matter at the Iba and Igando police divisions, after which he boarded a motorcycle to trace the suspects.
The Lagos State Deputy police Public Relations Officer, DSP Damasus Ozoani, confirmed Badmus’ arrest. He added that the suspect mentioned a policeman as his accomplice.