According to the police, the suspect, who specialised in buying stolen phones from armed robbers and ‘one chance’ gangs, usually redesigned the phones as ‘London used’ (fairly-used phones) which he sold to unsuspecting members of the public.
The 30-year-old, who lived on Araloya Street, Lagos, was reportedly tracked and arrested with an Iphone 7, belonging to one Kolade Johnson, a banker working on Lagos Island.
“The banker had on August 23 boarded a ‘one chance’ bus around 5.45am on his way to work. The robbers dispossessed him of a laptop and two phones, one of which was traced to Adebayo. He was trying to sell it to a customer on Lagos Island when he was nabbed.
“Also found in his bag were six Iphones, four other smart phones and three MTN SIM packs, which he said he collected from the robbers,” the RRS said in a statement on Sunday.
The suspect, who was said to be an ex-member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ajah, reportedly told the police that he was formerly selling clothes before he dabbled into sales of fairly-used phone.
The suspect allegedly said he regularly bought stolen phones from three people, saying he was aware they were robbers.
Edited from Punch
The 30-year-old, who lived on Araloya Street, Lagos, was reportedly tracked and arrested with an Iphone 7, belonging to one Kolade Johnson, a banker working on Lagos Island.
“The banker had on August 23 boarded a ‘one chance’ bus around 5.45am on his way to work. The robbers dispossessed him of a laptop and two phones, one of which was traced to Adebayo. He was trying to sell it to a customer on Lagos Island when he was nabbed.
“Also found in his bag were six Iphones, four other smart phones and three MTN SIM packs, which he said he collected from the robbers,” the RRS said in a statement on Sunday.
The suspect, who was said to be an ex-member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ajah, reportedly told the police that he was formerly selling clothes before he dabbled into sales of fairly-used phone.
The suspect allegedly said he regularly bought stolen phones from three people, saying he was aware they were robbers.
Edited from Punch
The man resemble the thieves self. See his bia bia
ReplyDeleteHe is a thief as well. His time is up
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Uwa mmebi
ReplyDeleteVery good of them off the streets
ReplyDeleteknowingly buying stolen goods?Na lie,u too dey follow them do robbery.
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ReplyDeleteBuying stolen things makes him a thief too
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