Detectives of the Surulere Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 34-year-old young man, Ifeanyi Odieze Ezenagu for allegedly robbing several women of their belongings in different hotels.
This was gathered in a statement released by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the state police command.
According to it, the suspect robbed the women of their 3 iPhones 12, 2 iPhones 11 Pro Max, 1 iPhone XR, one Nokia phone, one wristwatch, and one gold necklace, with a total value of N2,368,000, after he lured them to a hotel, where he spikes their drinks, resulting in their falling into a deep slumber.
”Preliminary investigations reveal that the suspect has no fixed address but lures women to different hotels where he drugs and robs them clean. Investigations further reveal that he has robbed over thirty women since he ventured into this crime.
While the stolen items have all been recovered before he could dispose of them, investigation is on to apprehend receivers of stolen items he works with. Suspects will be arraigned at the end of investigation.”
Hundeyin stated that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Abiodun Alabi, vowed to all residents of Lagos that the command will continue to work towards the decimation of crime and criminality in the Centre of Excellence.
He further urged Nigerians to be vigilant and report any suspicious happening to security agencies.
