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.
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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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