PEOPLES GAZETTE
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has apprehended the leader of a ‘one-chance’ syndicate which used a commercial bus to rob unsuspecting passengers.
This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo.
According to Mr Adebayo, the leader was arrested near a Conoil filling station on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, after the syndicate robbed a female passenger.
He said, “The victim fell to the syndicate’s treachery while en route to work this morning.’’ Mr Adebayo said that the passenger boarded the bus and sat beside a man holding a nylon bag on the front seat.
He stated, “Under the pretext of opening the front door beside the female passenger, the man surreptitiously leaned on her and deftly removed her phone from her bag. Having successfully executed the theft, the criminals heartlessly threw her off the moving vehicle. Fortunately, a vigilant team of LASTMA officers overseeing traffic in the area witnessed the incident. They swiftly pursued the fleeing bus, ultimately apprehending the driver. His accomplices – the conductor and another man – managed to escape.’’
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