Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Wednesday night arrested three suspected thieves for stealing two phones from accident victims on Governor’s Road, Alausa, Ikeja.
The suspects: Isaiah Adegbenro (38), Edet Johnson (30) and Efe Sowemimo (28) were arrested few meters aways from the accident point while trying to escape with the phones.
The accident victims were heading towards Ikeja in a red Toyota Camry when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a road median in front of Adeyemi Bero end (beside Ikeja City Mall) of Governor’s Road, Alausa, 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.
Stolen from the accidents 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 action of the fleeing suspects pursued them and recovered the two iPhone from their pockets.
The operatives assisted the victims to the hospital and also removed the vehicle from obstruction.
The suspects have made significant confessions. They are to be charged to court on Thursday in line with the directives of Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Shola Jejeloye.
