This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Lagos RRS Commander, Mr Olatunji Disu.
The statement said that the suspect, Bayo Folayemi, 27, who claimed to be living under the Mile 2 Bridge, was arrested after his partner, now at large, removed a wallet from a truck driver’s pocket.
“The victim’s articulated vehicle broke down on the highway, and in the course of repairing it, the suspect and his gang demanded money from him.
“The suspects started to maltreat him. One of them dipped his hands into the driver’s back pocket and removed his wallet which contained N4, 500.
“When the victim noticed that his wallet had been stolen, he held on tightly to the suspect who was still dragging him on with his trousers, and then shouted for help.
“Immediately, the RRS policemen on patrol arrived the scene and arrested the suspect while the others escaped,” the statement stated.
The statement quoted the suspect as saying that his involvement in forceful extortion from truck and lorry drivers was his only means of survival.
It said that the suspect had been transferred to the office of the Lagos State Task Force on Environment for necessary action.