Pick pocket arrested in Mile 2 traffic

One of the robbers who terrorized motorist along the ever busy Mile 2 road in Lagos has been arrested by the Lagos state police command. Ubi Monday pictured above was arrested after a distress call was placed to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) by one Orji Ogbonnaya who was robbed of his N28,000 by the suspect.


According to The Nation, Ubi who lives at Olutimeyin Street, Ayobo-Ipaja when interrogated said he is a member of the syndicate operating in Mile 2, Ajegunle and environs.

"I used to sell second-hand clothes at Kantangwa
market along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. One
of my customers introduced me to robbery. He
taught me how to pick pockets without people's
knowledge. I intentionally sat beside him in the
bus because we know our victims. This is not my
first time. I have been in this profession for
almost two years. I want the government to
forgive me now that I know there is no gain in
stealing," Ubi said

Narrating how he was robbed, the victim, Orji Ogbonnaya said.........

"I boarded a bus to Mile 2 from Oshodi. On
getting to Toyota, the suspect came in because
there were still spaces in the bus. I didn't have an
inkling that he had a mission. I adjusted a bit
from him and he also did making him closer to
me. When I noticed that he had removed the
money from my pocket after I touched my thigh,
I pretended as if nothing had happened. Then I
started looking if I could see any police patrol
vehicle. When we reached Mile 2, he wanted to
alight from the bus but I held his trousers. As we
alighted from the bus, I called the attention of
the RRS patrol team I saw around. Unknown to
me, he had passed the money to one of his gang
members. But when the police surrounded us, a
man dropped the money on the road and ran
away. It was when the suspect was being taken to
the police headquarters that he confessed
stealing my money and passing it to his partner."





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