The Police Command in Lagos State arrested a 35-year-old passenger who tried to snatch an airport taxi from a driver.
The spokesperson of the command, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.
He said that the case was reported to the Alausa Police Division on June 11 at about 1:40 a.m. by the taxi driver.
He explained that the driver said that at about 1:20 a.m. on June 11, while on driving service in the Chevron area of Ajah, he was stopped by the suspect, pretending to be a passenger.
He quoted the taxi driver as saying that the suspect requested that he take him to the shrine in Agidigbi, Alausa area of Ikeja, and on conclusion on the fare, they both started the journey to the destination.
“On getting to the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, by 7UP Alausa Ikeja, the suspect, who was sitting beside him, suddenly brought out a knife from his bag and attacked him in an attempt to snatch his Toyota Camry car.
“In the process, the driver sustained a deep knife cut on his hand while trying to struggle with the suspect.
“He quickly raised an alarm, and some good Nigerians came to his rescue, while the suspect took to his heels.
”However, after a hot chase, he was later arrested by Anti-Crime team of Alausa police division,” he said.
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