After 8-months On The Run, Police Arrest Dispatch Rider For Stealing 3 iPhones Worth N1.7 Million

Dispatch rider bolts with 3 iPhones worth N1.7m, confessed to selling the stolen phones for N300,000.

The 27-year-old suspect was arrested at Apha Beach, Lagos after being on the run for eight months.

Also arrested with the dispatch rider were the two buyers while one of the Iphones was recovered.

Operatives of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a despatch rider for stealing three iPhones worth N1.7 million meant for delivery to customers.

According to the Spokesperson of the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the 27-year-old suspect, Matthew Odah, was arrested at Apha Beach, Lagos after being on the run for eight months.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin further disclosed in a post on the RRS Lagos X handle that the suspect confessed to selling the three Iphones in Obalende for just N300,000.

Hundeyin stated :

“The 27-year-old year-old dispatch rider also known as Mr Lemon, was arrested at Alpha Beach, Lagos after eight months on the run.

“Odah on August 23, 2023 while working as a despatch rider collected one iPhone 14 ProMax (128 GB) and two iPhone 11 (128 and 68 GB) meant for delivery to a customer in Lekki, Lagos.

“Odah, on collecting the consignment, bolted and switched off his phone. However, a sustained discreet investigation into the matter led to his arrest at Lemon Bus Stop, Alpha Beach, Lagos.

“The suspect confessed to having sold the three Iphones in Obalende for N300,000. Also arrested with him were the two buyers while one of the Iphones was recovered. Suspects are to be arraigned at the conclusion of investigations.”

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