Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command apprehended a fake Army Captain, Andy Teddy Edwards,’ 39, for armed robbery.
This was stated in a statement signed by Lagos Police Command PRO, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin
According to SP Hundeyin, the fake soldier, who posed as a modeling agent, would invite ladies to audition and then rob them of their cars and valuables at gunpoint.
The Suspect was arrested following a painstaking investigation that was launched after one of his victims reported the robbery of her Lexus RX330 SUV.
Further investigation led to the recovery of one Ford Edge SUV with registration number KRD 276 EG, one sewing machine, one POS machine with six SIM cards, two pairs of military camouflage uniform, one number plate – AFL 469 GD, in the suspect’s house.
While investigation is being rounded off, the owner of the Ford SUV is hereby urged to come forward to claim same. Suspect would be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.
However, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, once again assures the good people of Lagos State of the unwavering commitment of officers and men of the Command towards annihilation of crime and criminality in the state.