Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives have arrested a National Union
of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, for allegedly
buying over 4,256 stolen phones, The Nation reports.
The suspect identified as Kazeem Bamidele aka Elewure,
vice chairman of Ajegunle NURTW,
reportedly told the RRS that he gets over 38 "clean" phones every week
from over 52 persons, who specialise in pick pocketing and
one-chance operations across the state.
According to The Nation, the 42-year-old suspect was traced to his shop
at Boundary Market in Ajegunle and arrested after RRS Intelligence team
caught two people using stolen phones in Kogi State.
The
two suspects were arrested in connection with a kidnapping and robbery
in Lagos. It was gathered that Elewure sold two Blackberry Z10 and CAT
phones the suspects stole from their victims. Five phones were recovered
from him.
Elewure was quoted by RRS as saying: "I have
over 52 boys who sell
clean stolen mobile phones to me. On the average, I receive 38 ‘clean’
phones in a week. I have been in the business for more than two years.
Boundary Market in Ajegunle, where I have office and shop, is where
they sell the phones to me and that is where the buyers equally get
them. I know they are stolen phones. Nearly every guy in Ajegunle is
involved in this kind of runs. I buy Infinix Hot 2 at N10,000 and sell
N12,000; Blackberry Z30 at
N20,000 and sell at N22,000; Infinix Hot Note at N15,000 and sell at
N17,000 and Samsung Galaxy X3 at N11,000 and sell at N14,000. I don’t
buy iPhone because of its locking system.
RRS
further disclosed that some of the phones traced to Elewure were that
of high profile members of the society, including celebrities and he had
provide information that would lead to the arrest of his boys, who
mostly lodge in hotels
Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP), said
investigation is ongoingadding that the case, has been transferred
to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
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-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
So his proud of doing this as business well terrorist buhari cause am.
I keep advicing desprate guys to stop buying any cheap thing u dont know about because it can be some thing they snatch from some one.
Yoruba people never tell me who cast this evil spell on them.
#sad indeed
Hope others like him will learn from this.
. ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
#Linda'spal