Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected criminals who terrorised and robbed motorists and pedestrans along Maza Maza/Mile 2 area.

According to the command, police undercover operatives deployed to the route arrested the suspects on Saturday, saying the two suspects had been on the command’s watch list for a long time.

Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, said they were arrested while robbing a lady identified simply as Oluwatosin around Mile 2.

Oti, a Chief Superintendent of Police said they had succeeded in dispossessing the victim of her phone and other valuables before they were arrested, saying the suspects in their statements to the police owned up to the crime while the stolen items have been returned to the owner.

He said to forestall incidences of traffic robbery along Maza Maza/Mile 2 and Oshodi/ Airport Road, the Commissioner of Police had deployed additional teams of undercover operatives and motorised patrol teams to beef up security in the area.