The police in Lagos have arrested a 32-year-old woman, Janet Effiong, for allegedly conniving with a suspected robber to attack a cab driver, who was allegedly her ex-lover and who had cheated on her. Effiong was arrested along with a robbery suspect, Femi Talabi, who helped her to carry out the operation.
They were arrested on Airport Road, near Ajao Estate, in the Isolo area of Lagos on Saturday, February 7, at about 7.30pm by policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad.
Our correspondent learnt that Effiong, who owned a restaurant in the VGC area of Lekki, had hired Talabi, who was one of her patrons, for N20,000 to attack her ex-lover, identified simply as Murphy.
Talabi had allegedly agreed to get two more men, and had collected N10, 000 as advance payment from Effiong.