Two suspected serial pickpockets in Lagos have been apprehended by men of the Lagos State Taskforce.
The suspects identified as, Sodiq Olagoke, 25, and Lucas Patrick, 26 were both arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, March 1.
The Taskforce officers who made the arrest said the suspects, who were roaming the area in their Danfo commercial bus, looked suspicious. The driver and the two male passengers seemed uneasy after driving past the officers.
Confirming the arrest, the Lagos State Taskforce Chairman, CSP Shola Jejeloye, said that the suspects disclosed they make 80,000 Naira daily from their operations, using commercial vehicle (Danfo) as a guise.
In other news, a Taxi driver came out of his car naked to protest after task force officials destroyed his car for allegedly refusing to pay N50 ticket fee.
It was gathered that the incident happened at Marian in Calabar, Cross River state, on Wednesday.
According to viral reports, Taskforce officials stopped the cab driver asking him to pay N50 naira ticket fee, but he refused and they allegedly assaulted him for it.
In the viral video the officials were seen dismantling parts of the car, when the driver came out of the car naked to defend himself.
Watch video here.
