The Rapid Response Unit of the Nigerian police force has released a
statement concerning the Numerous phone thieves operating around the
Oshodi axis of Lagos state.
They also paraded some of the
captures thieves and detailed their various modes of operating and
listed hotspots/areas where they hang around. Read the full statement
made available to PoliticsNGR below;
In recent times, the
Lagos State Police Command has been able to drastically reduce the crime
rate in Lagos. Of the phone thieves that still operate in Lagos, a
substantial amount of them thrive in Oshodi.
They live and
survive stealing phones through pickpocketing and snatching of mobile
phones from commuters in commercial buses and private cars.
They walk the length and breadth of Oshodi at dawn, afternoon and night in search of victims.
At dawn, particularly, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, which are their peak moments, they snatch with delight and dexterity.
Occasionally at night, they rob in groups often wielding weapons and stripping their victims of any valuable.
They
trail and monitor their targets till he or she makes the costly mistake
of making a call or positions himself or herself appropriately to be
pickpocketed.
Bolade, Under Bridge to Oshodi Oke, are their hot
spots. They are always difficult to identify until they have
accomplished their mission – steal your phones and disappear from the
scene immediately.
Their intentions are hardly noticeable unless
you are familiar with them. They would steal and steal until they are
satisfied with the day’s taking. The traders in Oshodi know them and on
most occasions see them in action, but they dare not mention it for fear
of reprisal attacks.
These stolen phones end up in Akala, Mushin
or Computer Village, Ikeja as London used phones, repackaged and
polished for unsuspecting phone users.
The testimonies of those
that were arrested by the men of Rapid Response Squad almost on daily
basis shows that they are always in relentless search of victims.
Apart
from those who sleep in parks and the Under Bridge of Oshodi, some of
them migrate from Mushin and Sango daily to pickpocket and snatch phones
and wallets in Oshodi.
One interesting group of these thieves
operate in Oshodi Oke. They endear you to themselves in order to steal
from you. Most times, they pretend to be helping you either to carry
your load or get into bus while they stylishly steal your valuables.
It
is challenging, no matter how many of them have been arrested, they
always return, regroup and retrain themselves on their new found
tactics.
However, RRS is not relenting, our officers are
strategically positioned in Oshodi Oke, Under Bridge and Bolade,
monitoring them.
These restless phone thieves are always on the prowl. Beware and see their confessions in these short video.
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