The Lagos State police command has rescued two suspected phone thieves from a mob in the Surulere area of the state.
The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post he shared on his X handle on Wednesday.
The PPRO alleged that the suspects snatched a phone from a woman while she was making calls.
“While a passerby was making a phone call at 11.00 p.m, five young men in a tricycle accosted her and robbed her of her expensive phone.
“She quickly raised an alarm, prompting people around to go after the men.
“Three escaped while two were apprehended, ” the spokesperson said.
He said that the timely intervention of the police saved the suspects from a mob action.
“Officers of the Bode Thomas Police Division got wind of this and raced to the scene.
“They arrived quickly to rescue the suspects from an angry mob,” he wrote.