Police arrests three men for allegedly stealing accident victims’ phones in Lagos

Men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos on Wednesday arrested three persons for allegedly stealing two iPhones from accident victims in the Ikeja area of the state.

RRS confirmed this in a post on its verified X handle @rrsLagos767 on Thursday.

The agency listed the suspects as – Isaiah Adegbenro (38), Edet Johnson (30) and Efe Sowemimo (28).

The post read: “The suspects were apprehended a few metres away from the accident point while trying to escape with the 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 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 operatives who were patrolling the area were 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.

“The suspects have made significant confessions and will be charged to court in line with the directives of RRS Commander, CSP Shola Jejeloye.”

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