The Lagos State Police has rescued two suspected phone thieves, aged 22 and 21, from a mob in Surulere.
Spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin, yesterday.
Hundeyin alleged that the suspects snatched a phone from a woman who was making calls.
“While a passerby was making a phone call at 11pm, five young men in a tricycle accosted her and snatched the phone. She quickly raised an alarm, prompting people around to go after the men. Three escaped while two were arrested,” he said.
Hundeyin added that 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. Investigation is ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects,” he said.
