Crime
Police Arrest Two Suspected Phone Snatchers In Lagos
She raised an alarm and two of the criminals were apprehended while three others fled the scene.
Ikeja, Lagos State– The Lagos State Police Command arrested two suspected armed robbers for snatching a mobile phone from a lady while she was making a call.
The command spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the lady was making a call at about 11 pm when five men in a tricycle accosted her and snatched her phone.
She raised an alarm and two of the criminals were apprehended while three others fled the scene.
According to him; ‘’While a passerby was making a phone call at about 11pm, five young men in a tricycle accosted her and robbed her of her expensive phone. She quickly raised the alarm, prompting people around to go after the men.
“Three escaped while two were apprehended. Officers of Bode Thomas Division got wind of this and raced to the scene. They arrived quickly enough to rescue Kehinde Olayinka ‘m’ aged 22 and Junior Olanrewaju ‘m’ aged 21 from an angry mob. Investigation is ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.”