Olumide Agboola, a 44-year old, who is notorious for robbing online merchants have been nabbed by Police operatives, attached to Makinde Division, Lagos.
| Olumide Agboola. Police said, Agboola always pose as a genuine buyer. Photo: PMNews |
Benjamin Hundeyin, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), issued a statement on Monday, said, Agboola was arrested after a carefully and diligently carried out investigation.
He said the Police started investigating after several reports of his activities were received.
Hundeyin revealed that different CCTV footages at his diverse crime scenes had been helpful in identifying the suspect.
He said: “In his last operation the suspect dispossessed his victim of her Infinix Hot 9 mobile phone, as well as the assorted fabrics, underpants and singlets she came to sell, all valued at N193,000.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect’s modus operandi was to pose as a genuine buyer on social media platforms, order items and request vendors to supply the items at designated hotels, where he would then rob them.
“Investigation is ongoing to recover other stolen items from his previous operations.”
