Lagos State Police Command has detained Samson Cletus for allegedly trying to steal a tricycle from an unconscious rider.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson, confirmed the arrest through his social media handle, @ben Hundeyin, on Sunday.

The arrest took place in the Igando area of the state on the same day.”

“Upon receiving information about suspicious activities around a tricycle, a patrol team from Igando Division raced to the scene on Celestial Road, Igando.

“The police found the tricycle rider unconscious, while the suspect was arrested trying to make away with the tricycle, ” he said.

The image maker said efforts were ongoing to arrest other accomplices, who fled after sighting the police.

According to Hundeyin, the rider is responding to treatment in a hospital.

He thanked the residents of Lagos for their prompt information.