One of the three mobile CCTV camera
procured by the Lagos State Government for RRS and stationed in Oshodi has
assisted the police in arresting two suspected phone thieves and two
fraudsters.
The four suspects were caught on the
footage of the mobile CCTV camera stationed in Oshodi to assist the officers of
Rapid Response Squad in their surveillance activities in the area.
The suspects, Jelili Ganiu (19),
Samson Owolabi (23), Segun Lawoye (47) an ex convict and Toyin Samuel (38) were
arrested in Oshodi on Thursday and Friday.
Jelili and Owolabi were caught on
footage of the camera stealing substance suspected to be mobile phones from a
passer by on Oshodi pedestrian bridge.
They were monitored through the
camera thereafter exchanging the stolen item with another suspect currently at
large before returning to the same location.
They were later trailed by RRS
operatives attached to the vehicle and arrested at the foot of the pedestrian
bridge.
Both men after interrogation at the
RRS headquarters confessed that they stole an Infinix Hot mobile phone
from a passer by on the bridge and that the third suspect who they exchanged
the object with was the keeper of their stolen items.
Jelili added that the third suspect,
OMo Nla, is the one who sell the phone’s whose money is later shared in the
evening.
Jelili noted ‘Owolabi and I are
conductors in Oshodi but when there was no work or we arrive late at the
park to re-unite with our bosses, we steal phones, purse and other valuables
from the users of the pedestrian bridge in Oshodi.
The other suspects, Segun Latoye and
Toyin Samuel were arrested on Friday after being caught on camera three times
in Oshodi fraudulently dispossessing passers of their belongings.
On their last footage, they
dispossessed a young of her bag containing two mobi1le phones and unspecified
amount of money.
They were captured hurriedly
boarding a bus after hypnotising their victim. However, the lady regained her
consciousness few minutes later and reported the incident to RRS officers who
contacted the CCTV mobile Camera for footage of the area where the incident
took place.
Their pictures were shown to
selected people in Oshodi for them to bring to the attention of RRS officers
the suspect presence in the Oshodi
The suspects, who claimed to be
husband and wife confessed after being shown their video.
Commenting on the development, the
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti noted that the command would
continue to apply technology in combating crime in the state, adding that the
suspects would be charge to court soon.
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