The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State has detained a 47-year-old man who allegedly specialises
in stealing goods from trucks transporting consignments out of Lagos.
By Deborah Akpede
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State has detained a 47-year-old man who allegedly specialises
in stealing goods from trucks transporting consignments out of Lagos.
RRS confirmed this in a post shared on its X handle @rrsLagos767 on Tuesday.
The agency stated that the suspect was apprehended at about 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, while loading stolen goods from a loaded truck in the Costain area of the state.
“The suspect’s apprehension followed sustained efforts to bust the activities of the gang stealing goods from loaded trucks transiting out of Apapa and Lagos.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect and his gang steal goods from trucks transiting out of Lagos while on transit at night.
“They would load the stolen goods into another vehicle without the knowledge of the truck driver, ” it stated.
It said that a Sienna car with stolen items, including 10 cartons of Top Cafe 3-in-1 coffee, seven pieces of stethoscope (Littlman Classic II brand), doctors’ manuals, medical textbooks, and two pouches of theater kits were recovered from the suspect.
The agency said that the suspect’s accomplice bolted when he spotted the police.
It stated that its commander, CSP Shola Jejeloye, had directed that the suspect be charged to court while efforts were in progress to apprehend the fleeing accomplices (NAN) www.nannews.ng).