The year 2017 saw the arrest of a phone thief who has recently been nabbed again for the same crime. The suspect, Tunde Ajeigbe, is now 27 years old and was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command. This time, he was caught attempting to snatch an android phone from a passenger of a commercial bus in the 7UP area of the state.
Residents of the community gave chase to the robbers and alerted the RRS operatives under Otedola bridge. Tunde was captured, while his two accomplices managed to escape on a motorcycle. Tunde confessed to the crime and revealed a previous arrest in 2017 for a similar offense. He narrated how he struggled to reintegrate into society after being released from prison and how he resorted to stealing again.
The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, announced that the police are intensifying efforts to apprehend the other members of the gang who escaped with the stolen phone. The case has been transferred to the Special Anti Robbery Squad for further investigations.