The Oyo State Police Command has taken into custody two suspected armed robbers, who are allegedly behind a car-snatching syndicate targeting Uber drivers in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
Sources disclosed that the suspects, Tunde Bukola and Moyowa Faleye, were arrested at Liberty Road in the early hours of Aug. 26.
According to the sources, 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,” the sources.
The sources added that a bicycle handle, suspected to have been used as an improvised weapon to intimidate victims, was recovered at the scene.
According to the police, two victims have already identified the suspects as the perpetrators who stole their vehicles in previous incidents. The investigation is ongoing to apprehend additional accomplices and recover stolen vehicles linked to the syndicate.
