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Police arrest 2 traffic  robbers who  disguise as beggars in Lagos 

Police
By Christopher Oji
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two  suspected traffic robbers, who disguised  as beggars to attack their victims.
The suspects were nabbed at the weekend after they successfully dispossessed a motorist, who thought they were real beggars or his telephone handset, necklace and othee personal effects.
A senior police officer ,said  that on March 15, at about 7:30 am, a motorist , while in the traffic, at Agungi , Lekki, two man, who disguised as beggars,approached him and started pretending as if they needed money from him, and forcefully robbed him of his phone and necklace and took to their heels .
 The victim quickly alerted  men of Ilassan division stationed At  Jakande Roundabout , and the police  stepped up  manhunt for the two robbers.
He said the effort of the policemen paid off as they arrested two suspects: Olumide, and Ibrahim who they took to the station where they were being interrogated .
However, the  stolen items were recovered from the suspects.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO )SP Benjamin Hundyin,who confirmed the arrest ,said  the suspects would soon be
Charge to the court .
He advised motorists to always be conscious of robbers who are acting as lunatics.
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