Items recovered from them include a Bajaj motorcycle, two AK47 rifles with 20 rounds of ammunition, two magazines and a big pair of pliers.
Police sources said a distress call was made to the police at Okokomaiko Division and they responded swiftly and moved to the scene and arrested the four suspects.
The suspects are Emmanuel, Chukwu a.k.a. Indomie For Girls, Friday Ifidon a.k.a. Ekpo, Chidera Ekwueme a.k.a Stainless and Ebuka Esuku, alias Thunder.
After the initial investigation at Okokomaiko Police Station, the four suspects were transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja office for further interrogation.
According to a source at SARS, the four suspects have made useful statements to their interrogators. They revealed their hideout and area of operation.
The source said the gang confessed that it operates along Agbara, Iyana Ishasi, old Ojo road axis.
Emmanuel Chukwu, (19) said he was an okada rider who came to Lagos from Delta State but he was introduced into robbery by the gang leader, Israel Inyang.
Chukwu claimed that one day, Inyang, who is now at large, made use of his okada and about two hours later, he paid him N2,000 and that was how he was lured into robbery.
In his statement, Chidera Ekwueme said he and other suspects are okada riders in Ajegunle. He claimed Ebuka introduced him into bag snatching and he later graduated into car snatching.
Friday Ifidon denied any involvement in robbery.
He said Emmanuel informed the police he used to carry him on bike during operations, adding that when he learnt police have arrested his mother when they were looking for him, his brother advised him to come out of hiding since he had nothing to hide.
Similarly, Ebuka Esuku said he is a bag snatcher. But he got involved in robbery when the gang leader, Inyang was arrested while on a robbery operation with his okada, adding, “I told the DPO I was into bag snatching and not robbery.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I thought Okada was banned few weeks ago in Lagos. Fashola, abeg do your thing.
ReplyDeleteBag snatching is also robbery fool.when you take posession of anothers man property without the persons permision then u robbed the person.pls can they all be tried in my court room.they need 6 years in jail term if guilty of the charge.I swear fashola ve to speakup more clearly..no okadas on the street of lagos
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