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Notorious online vendors’ robber nabbed in Lagos

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Police operatives at Makinde Divisional headquarters in Lagos State have arrested 44-year-old man (names withheld) who is notorious for robbing online vendors.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this, said the suspect was arrested following a painstaking investigation that was launched after a number of reports were received about his activities.

”Different CCTV footage 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.” Hundeyin said.

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

 

Police Impersonator

 

In another development, a grade level 14 school teacher has been apprehended for impersonating an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Oyo State.

The suspect, an assistant headmaster in a school in Ogun State, was paraded by the police after he was arrested by the Special Oyo Police Operation Squad codenamed “Operation Restore Peace” along Asejire road, Egbeda Local Government, Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

The suspect had impersonated as an Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to Police Mobile Force Unit of the Nigerian Police Force.

According to the police, two unexpended canisters were recovered from him.

Fielding questions from journalists, the suspect admitted that he had been impersonating Police officers in the last 13 years.

Until his arrest, he is an elementary school teacher at a primary school in Ikereku-Idan area of Abeokuta.

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