Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), a unit under the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested three suspected thieves for allegedly stealing two phones from accident victims on Governor’s Road in Alausa, Ikeja.
The suspects, identified as Isaiah Adegbenro, 38; Edet Johnson, 30; and Efe Sowemimo, 28, reportedly took advantage of the accident scene to commit the crime.
It was gathered that the accident occurred while the victims were heading towards Ikeja, and the driver lost control of the vehicle, crashing into a road divider.
However, rather than assist the injured victims, the suspects allegedly began ransacking the victims’ pockets and vehicle, making away with two iPhones valued at N1,920,000.
The suspects were apprehended a few meters from the accident scene while attempting to flee with the stolen 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 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 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,” RRS said in a statement on Thursday.
The operatives assisted the victims to the hospital and also removed the vehicle from obstruction.
According to the statement, the suspects have made significant confessions and would be charged in court.