Two individuals, including a phone accessories dealer named Ebube Praise, have been apprehended by the police in Lagos State.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Lagos State police command, confirmed the arrest of the suspects. He stated that the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in response to a distress call.
Hundeyin elaborated, “Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) while on night patrol yesterday, 20th February 2024, responded to a distress call that some persons had snatched a lady’s phone and handbag.”
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The spokesperson further mentioned, “The operatives arrested the suspects, Praise Ebube ‘m’ aged 25, a phone accessories seller in Obalende, Lagos, and Ogbonna Michael ‘m’ aged 21, a factory worker at Billings Way, Oregun, Lagos at about 8:30 p.m and recovered the victim’s belongings from them as they were attempting to flee the scene.”
Additionally, Hundeyin stated that another victim had identified one of the suspects, Praise Ebube, as the individual who robbed him of a Vivo mobile phone worth N105,000,00 at knifepoint in the same area on January 24, 2024.
The suspects have provided confessional statements, and the Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has instructed the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, to arraign the suspects upon the conclusion of investigations.
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