A suspect arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, RRS, has revealed how he makes at least N18,000 daily from selling stolen phones.

The suspect, Lawal Daodu, 31, was arrested in Computer Village, Ikeja, on Friday at 5 p.m. when he tried to steal a phone from a passer-by under the bridge in Ikeja.

The suspect, who had before his arrest stealthily picked two android phones from passers-by, was removing another android phone from the pocket of another would-be victim when the phone incidentally fell from his hand, which attracted the attention of its owner.

The suspect was promptly arrested by the RRS officers attached to an Armoured Personnel Carrier, APC, stationed at Ikeja, under the bridge, and while he was explaining the source of the phones in his possession, one of his victims, who was trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening saw his phone among those stolen by Lawal.

Lawal, in his confession to the Police, explained that he does his ‘business’ around Computer Village, Ikeja, and Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.

According to him, “on Friday, I was at the Computer Village as usual. I had stolen two phones in the morning, which I sold to my customers at Computer Village.

“In the afternoon, I resumed. I was picking the third one when the owner raised the alarm, which attracted the attention of the RRS men.

They arrested me and unfortunately, just as I was trying to prove my innocence, one of my victims identified his phone in my hand. “I don’t operate every time.

I go out maybe twice in a week and I make at least N18,000 from picking pockets. There were times I made more than that, especially when I picked expensive phones.

“I sell the phones to Afeez and Lanre. They are street guys in Computer Village. I was trained by Bello, although I have not seen him in a long while now.”