Disclosing this on Wednesday was the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone II, Lagos, Mohammed Abubakar.
He spoke when the Acting Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank Plc, John Aboh paid him a courtesy visit.
While describing the arrest of the robbery suspects as morale booster for the police, Abubakar stated that intelligence work and interrogations have so far revealed that the gang was the brain behind some of the recent bank robberies in the state.
Abubakar, who described the successful intervention of the police in the robbery attack as an act of God, recalled that the armoured vehicle sent to the scene of the robbery as an emergency rescue operation was not in good shape at the time.
“Somehow, God was at work. Even with the bad engine and bad tyres, the armoured car got to the scene to assist in arresting the robbers”, he stated.
The AIG stressed the need for banks and the police to partner together in order to ensure effective security,
adding, “Security goes beyond acquisition of armoured vehicles and mere employment of security staff”.