The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has detained three suspected thieves for allegedly stealing two iPhones from accident victims in Ikeja.
The RRS of the Lagos State Police Command confirmed this in a post it shared on its verified X handle @rrsLagos767 on Thursday.
The agency stated that the suspects: Isaiah Adegbenro, 38; Edet Johnson, 30; and Efe Sowemimo, 28, were apprehended on Wednesday.
It said: “The suspects were apprehended a few metres away from the accident point while trying to escape with the phones.
“The accident victims were heading towards Ikeja 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 Governor Road, Alausa, Ikeja.
“The 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.
“Stolen from the accident victims were: an iPhone 15, valued at N1,300,000:00 and an iPhone 12 worth N620,000:00.”
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RRS stated that its 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.
It said that its operatives assisted the victims to the hospital and also removed the vehicle from obstruction.
According to the agency, the suspects have made significant confessions and will be charged to court in line with the directives of RRS Commander and a Chief Superintendent of Police, Shola Jejeloye.
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