A UNILAG undergraduate, Eric Idowu, has been in the center of a robbery accusation after being fingered as the person responsible for the theft of phones worth N1m
The person making the accusation, Azeez Bakare, a National Youth Service Corps member, said that Idowu ‘bought’ the phones using a fake bank debit and making a run for it when the other person was distracted.
Bakare also alleged that the UNILAG undergraduate used a fake name, Leonard Adegoke, to get the phones from his victim.
Speaking on the issue, Bakare said; “Apart from being a corps member, I run a mobile phone business. On Thursday, August 2, around 4.30pm, I received a call from a customer, who identified himself as Leonard Adeleke. He ordered for three used iPhone 8 Plus and one brand new iPhone X. The address he gave me was no 20, University Road, Abule-Oja, Yaba, Lagos. I went there to deliver the goods around 7pm the same day.
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“When I got there, I followed him to the front of his room where he checked the phones to see if they were working perfectly. After he was convinced, he collected the phones and asked for my account number, which I provided. A minute later, he showed me a debit alert on his phone and said the money had been transferred into my account.
“Both of us waited for me to receive the alert on my phone. While waiting, he said he wanted to go downstairs to turn on his generator. That was the last time I saw him as he ran away. When I searched around and could not find him. I called his telephone number, but it was switched off.”
He continued; “Later, I used the True Caller app on my phone to dial the number Leonard Adegoke used in placing his order. The app revealed his picture and real name as Eric Idowu.
“I showed Adeleke, who recognised Idowu from the picture. Adeleke said Idowu used to stay with the landlord’s son but had disappeared,”
Adeleke then called the Landlord’s son and it was then that the police were able to get a detailed description of the thief, including the fact that he is a UNILAG student
“I also went to the Computer Village in Ikeja to meet with officials of the phone company because they had reported the case to SARS. I later wrote that the case should be transferred from the Sabo Police Station to SARS.
“I have informed my parents about this case. Till now, I have not paid for the phones, which I got on credit from a phone company, CSE Phones. I want the police to help me get Idowu. I want my goods back or my money and the extra cost I have spent to recover them,” he said