RRS nabs 5 kid-robbers who specialize in stealing phones in Oshodi

In what appeared to be a clampdown on criminals operating in Oshodi, the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 5 teenage mobile phone thieves in Oshodi, while brazenly dispossessing commuters of their belongings.

The suspects; Ganiyu Rahman Sadiq Adebayo (15); Timilehin Oluwaseun (14); Ogundare Moyinoluwa (18); Toheeb Tijani (19) and Adeleke Sodiq (17) were arrested on Friday morning in Oshodi Oke.
According to Rahman, “We are over 50 boys. We are always in Oshodi-Oke, from morning till late night. At times, we pretend to be helping them but our focus is their valuables. Most times, we work in groups.
While the other is helping out, another person is stealing the victim’s valuables either from bag or pocket. There are some other guys who forcibly dispossess passers-by of their belongings. These gangs operate early in the morning and late at night when their victims are helpless.”
Getting personally, Rahman disclosed that he is a product of a broken home. He said: “I have been sleeping in Oshodi Under Bridge since 2013. I have been committed to 13 month rehabilitation by the Lagos State Taskforce but my home is in Oshodi Under Bridge."
Adebayo, who was allegedly in company of two other boys while stealing an iPhone and a phantom Techno phone from a car, disclosed: “Osas and Janbele stole the two phones. We have sold them along with 7 other phones to Tuwo in Idi Oro, Mushin. They gave me N7,000 from the proceeds."