The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) apprehended two accused kidnappers and liberated a female prisoner who was being kept inside their car near the Presbyterian Church in Yaba, Lagos.
This was said in a statement released on Wednesday in Lagos by Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, General Manager of LASTMA.
The two suspected kidnappers were reportedly apprehended by LASTMA team members on Tuesday as they were observing traffic in the Yaba axis, according to Oreagba.
“Our officers on patrol and with the help from passersby gave the suspects a chase and later caught up with them in a Toyota Corolla saloon car with registration number: FST 60 RJ.
“The suspects were apprehended following a call for help by a woman in the back seat.
”She shouted Kidnappers! Kidnappers!! Kidnappers!
“The victim said she got in the car from Maryland to go Apapa. She said another woman was seated in the driver’s side seat seized her phone with other valuables,”Oreagba said.
According to LASTMA, the driver, whose name was given as Monday Amhe, admitted after questioning that he had committed a “one-chance” offence.
“Amhe confessed further that he and his accomplices operate by picking up passengers along Ikorodu road and robbing them of their valuables before discharging them at any location of their choice.
“The driver’s accomplice, identified as lady ‘Joy’, confirmed that Amhe introduced her to the business.
“The suspects have been handed over to the Sabo Divisional Police Station in Lagos by LASTMA Officers for further investigations,” he said.
The general manager advised the public to board private or commercial buses with extreme caution and vigilance.
