Police operatives attached to Makinde Division in Lagos State Police Command have arrested 44-year-old Olumide Agboola who was accused of serially robbing online vendors.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this in a statement on Monday, August 22, 2022, said that the suspect 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 also aided in the irrefutable identification of the suspect, the PPRO stated.
In his last operation the suspect reportedly 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.
SP added that Investigation was ongoing to recover other stolen items from his previous operations.
