Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested road urchins, often known as space boys, for harassing motorists in some areas of Lagos State.
The RRS confirmed the arrest of the road urchins on Thursday morning by a press release on its official X account.
“On Thursday, ninth October 2025, RRS operatives carried out sting operations at three infamous spots to arrest road urchins who harass motorists with broken-down autos within the metropolis,” the assertion learn partially.
A few of the areas lined by the crew included Previous Toll Gate/Motorways (Ketu), Adeniji Adele (Third Mainland Bridge), and Ile Epo, with the primary operation yielding vital outcomes.
Talking additional, the RRS stated three of the suspects had been ex-convicts: Kayode Sulaiman (30 yrs), Basiru Saheed (33 yrs), Ekene Ifeanyi (20 yrs), Ile-Ifa Sherif (27 yrs), and Adeleke Sakiru (23 yrs).
“On eleventh October, 2025, the crew was at Ile Epo (Agbado) round 3:00 a.m., the place a passerby reported to the crew that he had been robbed by some miscreants within the space, who dispossessed him of two cellphones,” the RRS added.
“Appearing on intelligence, the crew apprehended one of many key suspects, Alabi Wasiu, together with the customer of one of many stolen telephones, a Samsung AA2.”
In a follow-up operation, the crew arrested one other key suspect, Mustapha Alabi (24 yrs), alias Alabi Yellow, who made a major confession.
RRS Commander, CSP Shola Jejeloye, has vowed to proceed the clampdown on road urchins harassing motorists within the Ile Epo axis and different recognized hotspots throughout the state.
In response to the assertion, he suspects have since been arraigned in court docket.
In the meantime, earlier this week, operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Fast Response Squad (RRS) recovered a major variety of digital devices throughout a routine patrol within the Ikeja space.
The restoration adopted the interception of two fleeing suspects who deserted two massive “Ghana Should Go” baggage upon sighting the operatives close to Allen Roundabout, Ikeja, Lagos.
Final Sunday, at about 5:30 a.m., the operatives inspected the luggage and found 32 iPhones of various fashions, alongside 38 different smartphones of varied manufacturers equivalent to Samsung, Redmi, Tecno, and Honor.
Additionally recovered had been 5 laptops, a number of smartwatches, AirPods, a Samsung Pill, a Sorapad, and several other broken telephones suspected to have been stolen from numerous components of Ikeja and its environs.
Talking on the restoration, the Commander of the Fast Response Squad, CSP Jejeloye, said that preliminary investigations revealed the gadgets had been stolen property hurriedly deserted by the suspects.
He urged members of the general public who might have misplaced comparable gadgets to go to the RRS Headquarters, Alausa, with verifiable proof of possession for correct identification and reclaim.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Moshood Jimoh, counseled the operatives for his or her vigilance and swift response.
Jimoh lauded their professionalism and reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering dedication to intelligence-led policing, proactive crime prevention, and the continual enhancement of public security throughout Lagos State.
