A suspect, Tosin Onadeko, was caught by police officers on patrol along Awolowo Way in Ikeja for stealing the phone of a young passerby.
He struck his body against the victim intentionally and stole his phone stylishly while his partner kept distracting the victim with words and slaps.
He quickly got on a bus before being arrested by the officers who conducted a search and found the phone on him. The police say he will be charged to court.