On Thursday, 9th October 2025, RRS operatives carried out sting operations at three notorious spots to arrest street urchins who harass motorists with broken-down vehicles in the metropolis.
Some of the areas covered by the team included Old Toll Gate/Motorways (Ketu), Adeniji Adele (Third Mainland Bridge), and Ile Epo. The first operation yielded significant results. Three of the suspects were 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 11th October, the team was at Ile Epo (Agbado) around 3:00 a.m., where a passerby reported to the team that he had been robbed by some miscreants in the area, who dispossessed him of two mobile phones. Acting on intelligence, the team apprehended one of the key suspects, Alabi Wasiu, along with the buyer of one of the stolen phones, a Samsung A2.
In a follow-up operation, the team arrested another key suspect, Mustapha Alabi (24 yrs), alias Alabi Yellow, who made a significant confession.
RRS Commander, CSP Shola Jejeloye, has vowed to continue the clampdown on street urchins harassing motorists in the Ile Epo axis and other identified hotspots across the state.
The suspects have since been arraigned in court.
