Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos, have arrested two suspected robbers who belong to a notorious gang that have been terrorizing Lagos for long.
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| The suspects |
The two suspects were about to carry out a robbery operation at about 11pm in Mushin, Lagos, when they were apprehended.
According to reports, the suspects boarded a cab from Oshodi to Mushin not knowing there was a police check point along the way.
The suspects ordered the driver to stop so they could scamper but the driver refused, instead he sped off to the police check point where he stopped and asked the police to search the two – stating that they had been acting strange since they entered his car.
In the process of searching the suspects, a locally made gun was found a one of them.
The suspects who gave their names as Azeez and Wasiu confessed as thus:
Confession by Azeez
“I am from Osun state, I am married, I have a daughter, I joined the gang 12 months ago, I have participated in five robbery operations within Lagos and Ogun states. I have not made much from the robbery operation. Sometimes, I make N20, 000, N15, 000 or N30, 000. I also make money from selling phones, gold and valuables we steal during operations.
"I was selling Indian hemp at Ojuelegba before the Aiye cult boys forced me to join them, that was how I started robbery with the gang. I was a cobbler when I lost my mother, I could not continue because there was nobody to support me.
"I have worked as a bus conductor for more than nine years; I sold Indian hemp for three years before I joined the gang last year when Legba introduced me to the gang. We only use the guns to scare people during operations. I have never killed anyone and I have never raped anyone.
"That night, Legba called me on phone to come to Oshodi. When I got there, he gave me a gun to take to his wife at Mushin but on our way, police arrested us. I knew him when I was selling Indian hemp but I didn’t know that he was an armed robber. I am the one who introduced Wasiu into the armed robbery gang. We live in the same area in Iyana- Itire area of Lagos state. I have a four-year- old daughter, I use proceeds from the robbery operations to train my daughter in school. I regret joining the group.”
Confession by Wasiu
“I joined the gang this year and I have also participated in five robbery operations in Lagos state. We are nine in the group. I was introduced into the gang by Afeez. I was at Mushin when he asked me to accompany him to Osohdi when the gang leader called him.
"When we got there, he told us to take a gun to his wife which was what we were doing when we were arrested. I have not made anything from the operations. If I ever get out of this, I will never rob again. I am a trained mechanic but I don’t like the work, that is why I joined the gang to make a living.”
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