Police Arrest Three For Stealing Phones Of Accident Victims

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.

This was contained in a release on X microblogging platform by Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects were arrested a few meters away from the accident point while trying to escape with the phones.

The suspects are: Isaiah Adegbenro (38), Edet Johnson (30), and Efe Sowemimo (28).

According to a release, 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 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.

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Stolen from 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.

The operatives assisted the victims to the hospital and also removed the vehicle from obstruction.

Hundeyin said suspects have made significant confessions. They are to be charged to court today in line with the directives of Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Shola Jejeloye.