Suspected Madman Arrested with ATM Cards, Mobile Phones and Power Banks in Lagos

A suspected madman with 22 Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, cards, two mobile phones and power bank has been arrested by Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command,  in Victoria Island.

 The man, who identified himself as Lanrewaju Jaiyeola, 39, was intercepted by the police after the suspicious manner he carried a backpack along Ozumba Mbadiwe Road. 

A police official revealed that 22 assorted credit cards, one Nokia phone, a blackberry, a power bank, several bank tellers of recent bank transactions and lots of invoices, amidst numerous pieces of papers, were found on him.

The police also said that they discovered that eight of the credit cards were still valid. Out of these, three would expire in 2018, another three would expire in 2017, while two would expire in 2016. All the credit cards bore different names and of various banks. 

Confirming the arrest, RRS Commander, ACP Olatunji Disu, added that upon arrival at the RRS Headquarters in Alausa, the suspect made “statements suggestive of somebody disguising as a mad man to perpetrate crime around that axis.” He said: “Initially, we noticed that he was mentally balanced because he was answering the questions posted to him ade-quately.

 Subsequently, he started sounding incoherent and illogical. “He threatened the investigative Police officer, saying ‘I will make life unbearable for you if you don’t let me go’.