The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two men suspected of defrauding a female passenger of her iPhone, cash and clothing valued at ₦252,500 in a taxi-related incident in Ibadan.
The suspects, identified as 42-year-old Gbenga Olubade and 50-year-old Oluwaseun Adeoye, were arrested on November 4, 2026, after the victim reportedly recognised them and the commercial taxi they allegedly used during the incident.
The Command’s spokesperson disclosed in a statement that the police received a distress call at about 9:30 a.m. on November 4, reporting a confrontation between a commercial taxi driver and a passenger at TCTC Junction, Idi Ope, along Eleyele Road, Ibadan.
Detectives were immediately deployed to the scene, where the passenger, the driver and another occupant of the vehicle were taken to the police station for interrogation.
During interrogation, the female complainant narrated that on October 1, 2026, at about 9:50 a.m., she boarded a Micra taxi around Unity Hospital, Eleyele, heading towards Onireke, Ibadan.
However, she said she subsequently found herself in the Oje area of the city under circumstances she could not explain, only to discover that her iPhone 11 Pro, valued at ₦240,000, ₦2,500 cash and clothing worth ₦10,000 were missing.
The total value of the missing items was put at ₦252,500.
According to the police, the victim encountered the suspects again on November 4 while on her way to work and attempting to board a commercial vehicle.
She reportedly sighted the same Micra taxi and recognised the two occupants she had encountered during the October incident.
She raised the alarm, attracting the attention of other road users who assisted in apprehending the occupants before handing them over to the police.
The police said the two suspects had made statements in which they confessed to the allegations.
The Command added that further investigations were ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and determine whether the suspects were connected to other similar criminal activities.
