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How Police Arrested Wanted Interstate Phone Thief In Lagos

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A 36-year-old Olajide Balogun, a suspected inter-state serial phone thief, has been arrested by the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS).

Balogun who hails from Akoko, in Ondo State allegedly shuttles in and out of Lagos State to steal.

According to the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adekunle Ajisebutu, the suspect was arrested by a RRS decoy team, who monitored as he was carting away his loot on a motorcycle, along Shasha road in Alimosho.

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The suspect, on sighting the operatives, jumped off the motorcycle and ran away before he was arrested.

Upon interrogation, he confessed to the crime and demonstrated his modus operandi when stealing phones.

Balogun also confessed to having receivers at Computer Village and named one ‘Emeka’ as his major receiver.

The PPRO said the suspect will be charged to court in line with the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu.

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