Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Safety Outfit stationed on the fashionable Tombia-Etegwe roundabout in Yenagoa Native Authorities space have apprehended two suspected pickpockets who primarily take pleasure in cellphone snatching.
The 2 suspects who have been recognized as Daniel Michael Agu (m) 33 from Abia State and Okpoh Kelvin (m) 34, who hails from Bayelsa State, have been apprehended following a tip off from a sufferer who recognized them after they succeeded in amassing his cellphone inside a tricycle.
It was gathered that one of many suspect, Daniel, claimed that they’ve been incomes their every day revenue from the nefarious follow of choose pocketing utilizing tricycle for a number of years inside the yenagoa metropolis.
The chairman of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Safety Outfit, Doubiye Alagba claimed that Daniel Agu is the ring chief of the choose pocket gang and has initiated many boys into this felony act.
Narrating the arrest to information at Etegwe, Alagba stayed that “at about 11am on Monday, one Abasi (m) from Akwa Ibom state, boarded a tricycle and realized his cell phone has been stolen.
“He rapidly boarded one other tricycle and ran go the tricycle utilized by the gang of choose pockets. He stopped by the unit publish of the Vigilante Service and laid a complain to the officers which led to a cease and search and the culprits have been apprehended.
“A number of telephones have been found inside their possession together with that of the complainant. On switching on of one of many telephones with them, the proprietor instantly known as and mentioned she was robbed by the suspects at a distinct location inside yenagoa.”
Claiming that he has been on the wished checklist of the vigilante outfit, Alagba famous that, “these criminals, most at occasions use charms and diabolic means to steal valuables from their victims and this arrest is a serious cracking down on choose pockets.”
The suspects he mentioned have been handed over to operation Doo-Akpo of the Nigerian Police Power for additional investigations.
Recall that Yenagoa the capital of Bayelsa State has in current been emeshed in some crops of crime together with cellphone theft and cultism.
In lower than two weeks, greater than 5 individuals have been gunned down in Yenagoa on account of cultism regardless of these gunned down round Amassoma.
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