Four fake revenue collectors arrested in Lagos

Four suspects have been apprehended by the RSS in Lagos State for posing as revenue collectors.

The Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested four suspects who posed as officials of the disbanded Lagos State Committee on the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles (RAVC).

According to reports, the quad was arrested by the RSS for extorting motorists in the State.

The arrested suspects are 48-year-old Taiwo Falodun, aka Biggy, Adedire Olaniyi 42, Femi Osunkoya, 53, and Olalekan Edu, 51.

On Thursday, May 26, two of the suspects, Adedire and Osunkoya, were arrested after impounding the vehicle of a motorist for changing lanes at Alausa.

According to the motorist, the two suspects took her vehicle to a park in front of Elephant Cement House, where she was asked to pay the sum of N50,000 as a fine. She, however, reached out to friends who contacted the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).

The RRS arrived at the scene promptly, arrested the suspects, and commenced preliminary investigations.

As the investigation was ongoing, the supposed leader of the gang, Taiwo Falodun, came along with a government official, identified as Olalekan Edu to plea for the release of the arrested suspects, they were both arrested too.

The police PRO, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest, saying the RRS fingerprint records showed that Taiwo Falodun and his accomplice, Adedire Olaniyi were once arrested in 2020 for extorting a university professor while posing as local government officials on LASU-Igando Road.”

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has directed the RSS Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi to charge the suspects to court after investigations.