Cops nab 2 serial phone thieves who target night clubs

The long arm of the law has caught up with two serial phone thieves identified as Idris Owolabi 26, and his friend, Benjamin Ademola 31, after they were both nabbed by policemen from the Lagos State Police Command.

Reports say the suspects were both nabbed at the Oyingbo area of the state and according to the police, the suspects who operate mostly at weekends have stolen several phones from unsuspecting Nigerians who patronise nite clubs.

After their arrest, items such as one Gionee M5, two Infinix Hot 4 phones, one Samsung J2 and a recorder set were recovered from the suspects.

According to one of the suspects, Idris, a professional phone repairer, weekends were usually the best times he steals from unsuspecting club goers and after each operation, they sell the stolen phones.

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Idris said; “I attend night clubs on Fridays and Saturdays to monitor people. Once I sight someone sleeping, I’ll move close to the person and steal his or her phones.

“The club I frequented the most is Babylon Club House, located at Oyingbo. My last operation was at Adekunle Villa, which is a three storey building. I went there in the afternoon. I entered the building through scaffolding and stole a phone..

“Unfortunately, I was caught by the occupants of the building. They called police.”
In his confessional statement, Ademola, who claims to be a plank seller, said that he specialises in buying and selling of fairly used phones.

He said; “I know Idris as a phone repairer. I used to buy phones from him without bothering about receipts. After buying, I resell the phones. I didn’t know that the phones Idris had been selling to me were stolen ones. He calls me whenever he has a phone for sale. Once I get there, we’ll negotiate. I resell the phones to make profit.”

 

 

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