Police releases photo of Lekki robbery suspects arrested

Photos of four deadly robbers who struck Lekki phase1 leaving agony and destruction in their wake have been released by the police.
The Lagos state police command has released the photo of the masterminds of the Lekki phase 1 robbery attack of march 12 2015where more than five police officers and a fish seller were killed.

Carting away millions of Naira from the bank, storming Peninsula in through the Lagos lagoon and held the area to ransom for an hour the numbers of robbers were over 20.

Killing five members of a police team who was escorting some expatriates while making their get away through the Lagoon in speed boats .

They also killed senior secondary school student who was hawking fish in the area , before escaped.

The manhunt for them was intensified few days ago by the police , four of the hoodlums were arrested in different parts of the country, including the suspected gang leader, Duke Odogbo, 38 , Lawrence Kingsley, 31 ,Ebi Tosan, 20, and Ekelemo Kuete ,30.

They were paraded earlier today at the command headquarter in Ikeja, by the state police commissioner, Kayode Aderanti.

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