A young man identified as Gbolahan Olarewaju has been charged to court for allegedly stealing street light illuminators in Lagos State.

The Lagos State Police Command II on Friday in a statement on X (formerly Twitter), said Olarewaju was caught by its officers while patrolling the Otedola Bridge.

“Around 2:00 a.m. yesterday (Thursday), operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on patrol of Otedola Bridge arrested Gbolahan Olarewaju (20) for removing seven AKT lights illuminating the Under bridge,” the statement read in part.

The Lagos State Police added that many of the AKT Light with 24 watt fitting bulbs were removed weeks ago but were replaced a few days later to re-illuminate the Under Bridge.

“Olanrewaju confessed that he removed the first fittings and also vandalised some of the facilities,” the police stated.

“He added that he handed over the items to his friend to assist him in selling them. The suspect has been charged to court.”

The Lagos State Police also said that around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, eagle-eyed operatives of the RRS arrested Abdul-Lateef Mutiu, 20, an ex-convict, after snatching an Infinix Hot 30 Play handset valued at N93,000:00 from an Uber driver in Ketu.

Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has directed that the phone be handed over to its owner while the suspect be charged to court immediately.

The suspect, had after snatching the phone from the driver, attempted to escape when the officers arrested him.

The suspect confessed that he has been operating in the area since 2018 and has been arrested two times before now.