The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four notorious robbery suspects, saying they are notorious for the snatching of cars at gunpoint and reselling them to unsuspecting members of the public.
The suspects ─ Ismaila Kareem, Michael Adeagbo, Monday Patrick, and a fourth member who was said to be at large ─ were apprehended by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in their hideout on Emmanuel Street, Oko Filling in the Igando area of Lagos.
It was gathered that a pastor, Lawal Adesoye, whose vehicle was snatched by the robbers at gunpoint in Unity Estate, Igando, Lagos reported the matter to the police on Monday, May 26.
One of the robbers, Kareem, said, “I and Michael (Adeagbo) used to be okada riders. We met in Oshodi in 2006. Our condition was terrible as we were living from hand to mouth. But when the government placed a ban on motorcycles, life became more difficult and some of us took to robbery. The first car I snatched was a Toyota Camry. I sold it for N180,000 and with the money, I was able to meet my needs…
At about 8.15pm on the fateful day, two members of the gang had swooped on the Pastor while he was driving into his compound and snatched the vehicle.
According to Punch, it’s a Toyota Camry car. However, one week later, following a tip-off, the SARS raided a building believed to be the hideout of the gang and arrested the three suspects. The policemen also recovered two pairs of army uniforms, a locally-made gun, and Adesoye’s bag which contained his bible and other documents.
It was further gathered that in the course of interrogation, the suspects, who confessed to the crime, told the police that they had sold the stolen vehicle to one John Odu. After he was arrested. Odu said he resold the car to one Promise Nwoke, who had also been apprehended by the police.
27-year-old Kareem, also known as Asunmo, who is said to be the gang leader, confessed that it is failure of the government and the harsh economic conditions that forced him into armed robbery.
“Before taking to robbery, I was formerly into smuggling. I was bringing in pineapples from Lagos through the Seme Border. Later, Michael told me he was going to Ile-Ife, his hometown, to get a gun, so we could start the car-snatching operation. It was on one of our operations that we were caught. We did not know the pastor before. We just saw him coming and we decided to snatch his vehicle. We sold the car for N290,000,” he said
Kareem added that he had been to the Kirikiri Medium Prisons where he spent some months in detention.
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