Friday, August 29, 2025 - The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers allegedly behind a car-snatching syndicate targeting Uber drivers in Ibadan.
It was gathered that the suspects, identified as Tunde Bukola
and Moyowa Faleye, were arrested at Liberty Road in the early hours of August
26, 2025.
Local neighbourhood watchmen had alerted the police about the
duo, who were said to specialise in luring Uber drivers to specific locations
before dispossessing them of their vehicles.
“The suspects were trailed and arrested after one of them
used a mobile number, 09036731930, to order a ride. The number had earlier been
circulated among drivers as a red flag. On sensing they had been set up, the
suspects attempted to jump out of the vehicle but were arrested by a
surveillance team,”a source said.
A bicycle handle, suspected to have been used as an
improvised weapon to intimidate victims, was recovered at the scene.
The police said two victims had already identified the
suspects as the robbers who dispossessed them of their vehicles in previous
operations.
Investigation was ongoing to apprehend other accomplices and
recover stolen vehicles linked to the syndicate.
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