Men of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad have arrested six suspected robbers for allegedly dispossessing accident victims of their belongings at the Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu-Berger, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The six suspects who were descending the slope of the Otedola Bridge towards Olowopopo Road when they witnessed the accident, took the victims’ phones and other valuables while they (victims) tried to extricate themselves from the vehicle.
A couple among the victims were reportedly surrounded after surviving the crash and dispossessed of their valuables.
According to the RRS, the suspects were caught while fighting over the property of the accident victims, including phones, money, and other valuables.
The suspects were identified as Stephen Godslove (21), Christopher Edema (25), David Tobore-Sodiq (22), Joseph Hassan (23), Adebayo Rashid (23), and Sulaiman Akinwunmi (30).
Tobore-Sodiq, Rashid, Godslove and Edema were said to be ex-convicts.
“The RRS Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has directed that the case be transferred to the Command Special Squad for further investigation and prosecution,” the post said.
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