Police rescues suspected phone thieves from mob in Lagos

Police operatives in Lagos on Tuesday rescued two suspected phone thieves from a mob action in the Surulere area of the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post on his X handle on Wednesday.

He said the suspects snatched a phone from a woman making calls in the area.

The spokesman said: “While a passerby was making a phone call at 11:00 p.m., five young men in a tricycle accosted her and robbed her of her expensive phone.

“She quickly raised an alarm, prompting people around to go after the men.

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“Three escaped while two were apprehended.

“The timely intervention of the police saved the suspects from a mob action.

“Officers of the Bode Thomas Police Division got a wind of this and raced to the scene.

“They arrived quickly to rescue the suspects from an angry mob.”

Hundeyin added that efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects are ongoing.

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