Lagos State Police Arrest Robbery Kingpin At Mile 2 - Photo

‘’When I saw him sneaking-in to my truck, I pretended as if I didn’t see him. While inside the truck, he passed one carton to his partner who was moving beside the vehicle. As soon as I saw him passing one carton to his partner on the ground, I rushed down on motion.
However, when his partner saw me alighting from the vehicle, he absconded with that one carton, and I held the suspect by his trousers when he wanted to jump down from the truck. Then, I shouted for help and the Policemen from RRS who were patrolling the area responded swiftly to the distress call.”

“Some RRS riders who were on routine patrol around that axis, were informed by the truck driver about the incident, and the suspect was arrested and conveyed to our headquarters immediately.”

“Our robbery gang was in the habit of stealing handsets and other valuables from pedestrians and motorists during the peak period of traffic congestion along the area. I was a bus conductor before Victor Chibonwu, our gang leader, introduced me to the act of theft. On the fateful day, I, Victor and Richard went to Mile 2, looking for our would-be victims.
On getting to the spot, we saw one truck fully loaded with cell batteries heading towards Ijora, and it was held up in the traffic. I now got the opportunity to enter inside the truck from behind. I succeeded in removing one carton of the battery and passed it to my partner walking beside me, and in the process to pass another one, the driver showed up and held me tight by my trousers before he handed me over to the Police but my other colleagues were able to run away with one carton of the battery,” he confessed.
The suspect, who hails from Isseke Local Government Area in Anambra State, simply disclosed their receiver as Mr. Gawo, who owns shops at Tin-Can Island, Apapa, in the state.
“We do sell all our stolen goods to him. He operates many shops at Tin-Can Island. Victor was the one who usually takes the stolen goods to him after each operation,”