Published 9th Apr, 2021

By Gabriel Ogunjobi

A traffic robber has been caught on camera snatching a passenger’s phone during night-time traffic congestion in the Mile 12 Area of Lagos.

According to a Twitter user @sama_on_point, who shared the 17-second video, the incident happened on Thursday night.

The social media user accompanied his post saying: “This was captured on my friend’s car dash cam yesterday night around Mile 12, Lagos. A thief snatching someone’s phone in traffic. Stay safe out there folks. Be Vigilant”.

This was captured on my friend's car dash cam yesterday night around Mile 12, Lagos.

A thief snatching someone's phone in traffic.

Stay safe out there folks. Be Vigilant. pic.twitter.com/fg21mSiFVa
— BARON EL'SAMA (@sama_on_point) April 9, 2021

Under the same tweet, many road users narrated their experiences during traffic congestion, with some already taking precautions.

Lol, Steady occurrence
That same yesterday they entered a bus with guns and collected all valuables. A female friend was in the car, madam said she didn't regain consciousness till she got to Onipanu, She was holding her pouch thinking its the Phone. Lagos is at its most insecure
— Akin💯 (@DReal_Akin) April 9, 2021

This has happened inside a car I was in this year, since then I’ve become an automatic campaigner against pressing phone when sitting by the car window. It’s crazy. Especially along Ogudu
— Ọnwa 🌔 (@uchmaan13) April 9, 2021

Ever since I saw someone snatch a woman's purse in Maraba traffic, person wey dey buy orange o, I don't use my phone near vehicle windows. Even if I siddon for front and passenger wan pay driver, I dey drop my phone.
— Just E (@ErowoO) April 9, 2021

Mine happened at obalende many years ago (4 or 5) I was walking to get a bus around 7am and the phone theif snatched my phone from my bag, then he was gone just like that! I was shouting tif tif, hit a police officer while trying to run after him and almost got a back hand slap!
— solid music 🇳🇬 (@preyeyinkore) April 9, 2021

One almost happened to me along festac/Agor way. Was in a tricycle and holding my(not pressing it) phone,na so this biker won snatch my phone.I held it tight and attacked him with my leg,that dude get luck I for use leg fall am from dat bike,he zoom off knowing my intentions
— Jonel (@iamjohnjonel) April 9, 2021

When FIJ contacted Muyiwa Adejobi, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, to find out the plans to end the spate of road robbery, he said the Lagos State Police Command was arresting traffic robbers every day, while more officers had been deployed to the routes such as Ojota, Ketu and Mile 12 — areas in the Lagos mainland reported to be notorious for such crime.

“The command has been on the trail of the traffic robbers and arrested many of them. We arrest them on a daily basis as we have more men on decoy deployed to the route, Ojota-ketu-Mile 12- Ikorodu axis,” he said.

“However, we are working hard to improve on our strategies.”

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