A traffic robber who swallowed his victim’s wedding ring after threatening to kill her has been arrested in Oshodi area of Lagos by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
The suspect, Taofeek Adebayo, 19, was arrested on Friday with three others.
Adebayo and his accomplice, Toheeb Tijani, 20 were arrested in Oshodi-Oke after dispossessing two women of a gold earring and a set of wedding rings.
The two other suspects, Samson Oluwa, 20, and Michael Adamu, 22, were arrested at CMS area of the state while allegedly robbing a stranded motorist.
Adebayo and his partners met the two women on Friday in a grey Sienna car to assist them with money for food.
The women extended a N100 note to them, but the suspects allegedly rejected and began dispossessing them of their items.
Adebayo said he swallowed the ring but later vomited it while being pursued by the police.
“I swallowed it but I have vomited it and handed it over to Young Boy when police were chasing us. I told him to hand over the rings to the ladies so that the police can release us but he absconded with the two rings and earring,” he said.
Lagos police commissioner, Zubairu Muazu, has directed that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Yaba.
