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Police Arrest 44-Yr-Old Man ‘Notorious’ For Robbing Online Vendors, Reveal Suspect’s Modus Operandi, Last Operation

A 44-year-old man, Olumide Agboola, said to be notorious for robbing online vendors, have been arrested by the police in Lagos State.

How Police Nabbed Man Notorious For Robbing Online Vendors

Agboola was nabbed by police operatives attached to Makinde Division of the force.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Monday evening.

The statement was posted on the official twitter handle of the state police command.

According to the statement, the suspect was arrested after a painstaking investigation launched after series of reports were received about his activities.

The statement also disclosed that different CCTV footages at his various crime scenes helped in the identification of the suspect.

“Police operatives attached to Makinde Division have arrested 44-year-old Olumide Agboola who is notorious for robbing online vendors,” the statement reads.

“He was arrested following a painstaking investigation which was launched after a number of reports were received about his activities. Different CCTV footages at his various crime scenes have aided in the irrefutable identification of the suspect.

“In his last operation the suspect dispossessed his victim of her Infinix Hot 9 mobile phone, as well as the assorted fabrics, underpants and singlets she came to sell, all valued at N193,000.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect’s  modus operandi was to pose as a genuine buyer on social media platforms, order items and request vendors to supply the items at designated hotels, where he would then rob them.

“Investigation is ongoing to recover other stolen items from his previous operations.”

Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily had reported that the state police command arrested one Emmanuel Aaron, aged 35, for vandalising a telecommunication mast in Isolo area of Meiran.

The police had said the suspect was arrested by operatives of Meiran division of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at about 3:05 am after the command recieved a distress call about the presence of vandals at the mast.

The command also disclosed that the suspect was apprehended in possession of with twelve (12) solar batteries already loaded in their operational bus, a Ford with registration number FKJ 519 YF.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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