A suspect arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad
of the Lagos State Police Command for supplying gun to three robbery
suspects has disclosed to the police that he bought the gun to scare
away cult members who were disturbing his cult group in Ajah area of
Lagos State.
The suspect, Omole Ridwan, 21, was picked up in his parents’ house in
Ajah area of Lagos by the police after the arrest of three robbery gang
in Somolu, Lagos.
The robbery gang, comprising of Taiwo Lawal (23), Kabiru Ajiboye (24)
and Seyi Ayetoba (27) were arrested on Thursday night in Somolu while
trying to dispossess a motor cyclist a of his bike.
The victim and a passenger who the gang waylaid outsmarted them
before raising alarm, which drew the attention of the patrol team of
Rapid Response Squad. The robbers were chased and arrested with the
assistance of community members.
According to Omole, who confessed to be an Aiye cult member, ‘I
bought the gun from a secondary school mate of mine. I bought it for
N9,000:00.
I got it because of rival cult members who were disturbing me on the
street. They knew I belonged to Aiye Confraternity and yet they want me
to be one of them. I bought the gun in September, 2017.
Because my friend, Seyi Ayetoba knew that I had a gun at home, he
came to collect it. He afterwards requested that I follow him out on
operation’.
‘I asked him the nature of the business and he told me robbery and
okada snatching. I told him, I can’t do such business. Whenever he
borrowed the gun and went out on operation, he came back home to give me
some money.
On three occasions, he had given me money after returning home in
Ajah. First, he gave me N10,000:00. Second, it was N10,000:00 and an
Android phone. The third was N2,000 because the operation wasn’t so
smooth’, he added.
According to the leader of the robbery gang, Seyi Ayetoba from whom
the gun was recovered, ‘I was initiated into robbery by Tunde.
He was the leader of my previous gang. He was arrested sometime last
year. I met Tunde in Mushin. Whatever we stole, we sell it in Mushin. It
was Tunde who taught me all kinds of tricks I deployed during
operation.
The day he was arrested, I didn’t go out with him. I formed my own
gang with Taiwo and Kabiru. I took the gun from Ridwan and each time we
went on operation, I pay him for hiring the gun from him’, he stated.
He continued, ‘I live in the same street and we belonged to the same confraternity.
The areas we have operated were ‘Ajah, Costain, Onipanu, Yaba and
National Stadium. We sell okada for between N60,000 to N30,000 depending
on its condition’.
Recovered from the gang were a locally made short pistol with a 9mm A – K47 live cartridge and a Jack Knife.
Confirming the development, PPRO, SP Chike Oti stated that the gang
is cooperating with the police, addling that Commissioner of Police, Mr
Imohimi Edgal lauded community members participation in the arrest of
the suspects.
The case has been transferred to FSARS for further investigation.
Sunday, 14 January 2018
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