Traffic robber swallows lady’s wedding ring in Lagos

A traffic burglar who gulped his unfortunate casualty's wedding band in the wake of taking steps to slaughter her alongside three other presumed traffic looters has been captured by the agents of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Command in Oshodi and CMS part of the city.

The ring gulping suspect, Taofeek Adebayo, 19, alongside an associate, Toheeb Tijani, 20 were captured in Oshodi – Oke soon after seizing two women possessing a dim Sienna transport of a gold stud and a lot of wedding bands.

The two different suspects, Samson Oluwa, 20 and Michael Amodu Adamu, 22, were captured in a throughout the night sting activity in CMS.

Adebayo, in organization of his group had on Friday June fourteenth, begged two flawlessly dressed women in a Sienna to help them with cash for sustenance in rush hour gridlock. The two women stretched out a N100 note to them, which the suspects immediately dismissed.

As indicated by the driver of the Sienna, who argued for secrecy,

"My partner and I were originating from Anthony and making a beeline for Ilasa for our affiliation's gathering. Three of them (indicating the suspects) drew close to our vehicle. There was traffic and we couldn't turn anyplace. We were frightened. They said we should give them cash for sustenance. I connect with my partner to give me cash. She gave me N100 which I gave them. They dismissed it. One of them stated, 'eleyi ki I se owo ti wa'. I revealed to them this is the thing that I have. One of them pulled my left ear and expelled my stud. Two of them went to the opposite side of my vehicle. They took steps to squander us in the event that we don't give them cash. 'Where is the cash', they shouted at us. In a rush to leave our vehicle, they constrained my companion to give up her wedding band. This yellow person (indicating Adebayo) took the first and gulped it in our quality. His partner took the other one".

Whenever cross examined, Adebayo said

"I gulped it yet I have retched it and given it over to Young Boy, he was the third person when police were pursuing us. I guided him to hand over the rings to the women so the police can discharge us yet he fled with the two rings and stud".

His associate, Tijani, who as indicated by reports, was on the watch rundown of police for grabbing a cell phone from a suburbanite in rush hour gridlock prior in the day expressed, 'I have discharged the telephone to the LASTMA authorities remaining in Oshodi Oke. They revealed to me that RRS officers were searching for me to capture me".

The two other presumed traffic burglars were captured around Friday midnight when they were ransacking a stranded driver around CMS, Lagos.

Remarking on the improvement, the Commissioner of Police, Muazu Zubairu expressed that the police would not yield on its endeavors towards making Lagos alright for well behaved residents. He coordinated that the suspects be moved to Makinde Police Division, Oshodi and SCID, Yaba.