Two Nigerians, Emmanuel Sejilola and Damilola Odunoren, were among members of a criminal gang, Rolex Ripper, arrested for targeting luxury watch owners in the U.K.
According to the Daily Mail, Scotland Yard recently deployed a squad of undercover officers posing as victims in unprecedented sting to capture the so-called Rolex Rippers responsible for a spate of v#olent watch muggings across the capital.
The Telegraph UK reports that three hundred watches to the value of £4 million were stolen in six months as parts of ‘organized opportunist’ attacks in central London. The report states that gangs with specialist knowledge of luxury watches commonly steal brands including Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe from “vulnerable” individuals who are under the influence of alcohol or alone.
