The Federal Road Safety Corps has arrested suspected members of a phone theft gang and “one chance” syndicate and recovered a stolen mobile phone during an operation in Ibadan, Oyo State.
This was disclosed in a statement published on the official Facebook page of FRSC Nigeria on Tuesday.
According to the statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, the suspects were intercepted by an FRSC patrol team conducting routine operations along the Babalegba–Eleyele–Ojoo corridor in the early hours of Monday.
The Corps said officers became suspicious after noticing a motorcycle rider pursuing a Nissan Micra vehicle with registration number AJW 903XE. A female passenger subsequently raised an alarm that her mobile phone had been stolen while inside the vehicle.
“Acting swiftly, the patrol team stopped the vehicle and commenced preliminary interrogation,” the statement said.
According to the FRSC, the driver of the vehicle, identified as Idowu Mukaila,
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