Three armed robbers were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for robbing pedestrians in the Meiran region of the state.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin (spokesperson for the command), disclosed the information in a statement on Friday, December 16, 2022. He stated that the suspects fled after they saw the police officers.

According to the PPRO, the policemen gave the robbers a hot chase, apprehended one of them, Azeez Jimoh, and recovered a locally made pistol, unexpended cartridges, and stolen items from him.

Further investigation led to the arrests of Oluwaseun Ajayi and Wasiu Adegbola the two fleeing members of the gang.

"On 15/12/2022 at about 2350hrs, three men using a motorcycle, while robbing pedestrians, spotted Meiran Division patrol officers and took to their heels," the statement read.

"After a hot pursuit, Azeez Jimoh was arrested with a locally made pistol, three unexpended cartridges, eight stolen phones, a wristwatch, a security chain, and padlock, and N93,200 cash. Efforts are on to arrest the fleeing two.

"Investigations led to the arrest of the other two suspects: Wasiu Adegbola aged 22 and Oluwaseun Ajayi aged 30. The prosecution follows at the conclusion of investigation," he added.