Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), have arrested two men, identified as Daniel Bawa and Adamu Ciroma, for allegedly stealing a Toyota Avensis along the Mushin-Oshodi Road in Lagos State.
The RRS disclosed this in a post shared on its official X handle, @rrslagos767, on Thursday.
According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended around 11:35 p.m. on September 29, 2025, during a routine patrol by the RRS team.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Adamu Ciroma, who works as a security guard in the area, had earlier assisted the vehicle’s owner in pushing the car to a nearby spot close to his duty post after it broke down. The owner, whose residence was two blocks away, decided to leave the vehicle there overnight.
However, not long after the owner left, Bawa, accompanied by another suspect who is now at large, reportedly returned to the scene to steal the car. Ciroma, who had previously helped the owner, allegedly joined them in the theft.
‘The suspects reportedly conspired to sell the faulty car to a group of butchers,’ the RRS stated. ‘Acting on credible intelligence, our operatives swiftly arrested Bawa and Ciroma, while the third suspect fled under the pretext of searching for a buyer before the team’s arrival.’
The stolen vehicle has since been recovered and returned to its owner, while the arrested suspects are currently facing prosecution, the RRS confirmed.