A member of an armed robbery gang who gave his name as Afeez said
he used the proceeds he got from armed robbery to send his daughter to
school. Afeez and his partner Wasiu were apprehended recently by operatives
of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos at a checkpoint
in Mushin while on their way to an operation.
According to the police, the young men boarded a taxi at Oshodi around 11pm and were heading to Mushin when they came
across a police checkpoint. Seeing the police checkpoint ahead, they
became jittery, commanding the cab man to stop them and even tried
forcing the door open. The taxi driver suspecting that they
were criminals drove quickly to the police checkpoint where he
immediately intimated the police officers of his suspicions. A local
made gun was discovered on them. Continue...
Confessing to armed robbery, Lekan who says he is married with a daughter said he took to armed robbery a year ago
"Iam
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." he said
The other member of the gang, Wasiu said he took to armed robbery his year
"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.” Wasiu said
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