Nigeria, June 17 -- At least 127 suspected traffic robbers were arrested in Lagos State between March and June this year, the police have said.

Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday, said that the suspects were arrested in different parts of the state as part of the efforts of the Police command in combating traffic robbery.

Mr Adejobi said the Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu disclosed the figure on Thursday while briefing officers on the need to tackle the menace of traffic robbery.

"The Commissioner of Police, while giving the assurance today Thursday 17th June 2021, in his Ikeja office, confirmed the arrest of not less than One Hundred and Twenty Seven Suspected traffic robbers at various locations w...