Samuel Jinadu, the police spokesperson, said this following the arrest of two syndicates who allegedly specialised in snatching cars and selling stolen vehicles in the state. Officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command smashed the syndicates, operating in Lagos and Anambra states. The suspects arrested are Christian Chukwu and Tom Ogbangwor, who operate in Onitsha, and Sikiru Kareem, Wasiu Bello, Tayo Akinyemi, who are based in Lagos State.
The syndicate operating in Anambra State allegedly snatched a Toyota Hyundai Accent car, with reg. no Delta. AJ 454 SLK, from Onitsha and drove it to Lagos, where they contacted Mr Kareem, a member of another syndicate to assist them get a buyer for the car. Mr Jinadu said that officers got information about the syndicate’s activities and posed as buyers for the stolen car which later led to their arrest.
Hunger is the reason
Mr Chukwu, a father of two, is allegedly the brain behind the robbery. He said hunger led him into crime. “I used to be an aluminium fabricator but the money I make from it is not enough,” he said. “I am always hungry, and anytime I am hungry, I will go and steal. I used to steal handsets but the money from it is not enough. One day, a student attacked me with a gun and I later snatched the gun from him. While the gun was with me, I thought of what to do with it and that was how I went to meet Tom who was a labourer and I asked him to join my gang. Me and Tom used to steal handsets together, but we decided to monitor people with cars and we said we should start stealing cars; so that was how we went into car snatching.”
Mr Ogbangwor also narrated how they attack their victims. “We look out for the person driving and if he looks timid, we will monitor him for some days,” he said. “We ensure that we wait for them to get to a pot hole or a bump where they cannot drive fast, so when the vehicle is slowing down, I will call Christian who is stationed nearby to come out and he will swoop on the driver, pointing the gun at him and that is how we will end up stealing the car. I joined this syndicate because my labourer work was not fetching me anything and in my village. If you are not a business owner at 25 you are seen as a nobody.”
Mr Jinadu said the suspects were arrested at Mr Biggs restaurant, Oba Akran, Ikeja, where they were waiting to sell the car. “The officers from SARS posed as buyers and arrested them before they could sell the car,” he said. “Investigation is on and the suspects will be charged to court. We are on the trail of other members of the syndicates and they will be arrested soon
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