For the third time, police operatives in Lagos State have arrested one Sodiq Abubakar, 18, over alleged traffic robbery.
The suspect was arrested on Friday evening in Ketu area of the state, shortly after he allegedly used an unidentified object to thr*aten a motorist in traffic, and thereafter dispossessed him of his N7,000.
The suspect, who only returned from the Correctional Centre four weeks ago, however claimed that he returned to robbery to offset his debt.
Abubakar explained that he borrowed some money shortly after his release from the correctional centre to procure dr*gs. He added that when the creditor became too persistent, he resorted to traffic robbery to rake up money to offset the debt.
Working with an accomplice identified as Ahmadu, now at large, Abubakar stated they thre*tened to smash the side glass of their victim if he fails to release the money in his pockets. He added that their victim coughed up N7,000, which they shared immediately.
He noted that he met Ahmadu at Otedola Bridge and they decided to rob in traffic. Their victim had immediately alerted RRS officers close to the scene and arrested him not far from the spot while Ahmadu escaped.
Abubakar’s released profile by the Decoy Team of RRS revealed that he was arrested in Ketu for traffic robbery on June 16, 2021, and he was sentenced to three-month imprisonment. On September 19, 2021, he was arrested again in Alapere for traffic robbery by the RRS patrol team but transferred to Alapere Divisional Police for prosecution.
According to Abubakar, he was sentenced to two-week imprisonment having spent some weeks in prison, adding that he was released four weeks before his third arrest near Ojota Bridge.
