Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) from the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended three suspects for allegedly stealing two phones from accident victims on Governor’s Road, Alausa, Ikeja.
The suspects identified as Isaiah Adegbenro (38), Edet Johnson (30) and Efe Sowemimo (28) were arrested a few metres away from the accident point while trying to escape with the stolen items.
Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest and disclosed that the victims were heading towards Ikeja when the accident occurred.
Hundeyin remarked that the victims were in a red Toyota Camry 2010 when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a road divider in front of Adeyemi Bero end of the Governor Road at Alausa in Ikeja.
“The three suspects who were close to the scene when the accident happened, rather than assist the driver and the occupants out of the badly damaged vehicle, were ransacking the victims’ pockets and vehicle,” the PPRO said.
He further disclosed that the stolen phones on the accident victims were an iPhone 15, valued at N1, 300,000:00 and an iPhone 12 worth N620,000:00.
“The RRS operatives who were patrolling the area, when alerted about the actions of the fleeing suspects pursued them and recovered the two iPhones from their pockets,” Hundeyin said.
He added that the operatives subsequently assisted the victims of the accident to the hospital and also removed the vehicle from obstruction.
“The suspects made significant confessions and are to be charged in court today (Thursday) in line with the directives of Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Shola Jejeloye,” the Lagos Police spokesman stated.
