Operatives of the Lagos police command’s rapid response squad (RRS) have arrested a 42-year-old suspect for allegedly abducting and robbing a man of his valuables.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the police said the
suspect, a “dismissed army sergeant and ex-convict”, was apprehended on
Saturday in the Ikeja area of Lagos.
Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the
suspect on December 30, 2024, accused his victim of stumbling on him.
“The suspect was apprehended by police operatives after
being spotted by one of his victims around Computer Village, Ikeja,” the
statement reads.
“He claimed he lost a gold ring in the process and that his
victim must produce the ring for him.
“The suspect, thereafter, told his victim that he was an
army officer, displaying his identification card.
“At that point the suspect invited an accomplice on a
motorcycle and hauled his victim on a bike.
“It was further alleged that the suspect told his victim
that if he could not produce his gold ring, he was going to take him to army
barracks in Oshodi.
“On the pretext that they were taking the victim to the army
cantonment, they drove him to Third Mainland Bridge, collected his iPhone 13
and money, and abandoned him there.
“Further investigations revealed that the suspect sold the
iPhone 13 for N150,000 in Computer Village, Ikeja.”
According to the police, the suspect was arrested in 2024 in
Ikeja and imprisoned over a similar crime.
Some of the items recovered from him include a Nigerian Army
cap and a fake military identity card.
According to RRS, the suspect has been transferred to the
commissioner of police’s special squad for further investigation.
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