The Credible Technical
Intelligence, operatives of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, deployed to
Lagos by IGP Ibrahim K Idris has foiled multiple bank robberies in the state by
a notorious militant group led by wanted criminal, ‘America.’
America is believed to be the
mastermind of the recent abduction of the Epe School children.
The IRT leader, ACP Abba Kyari in
a message on Friday morning said the five key members of the notorious militant
group led by America had perfected plans for massive attack on five banks in
Lagos before nemesis caught up with them.
ACP Kyari said they were arrested
in Ikorodu and Ajah areas of Lagos.
The development is coming barely
three days after his team nabbed three members of the notorious gang in Benin,
the Edo State capital.
He gave the names of the suspects
as: Abiodun Olaroye, 38, otherwise known as Gbeleju, a Native of Ode Kreme
Village Ondo State, Ebipatgh Tuwei, 47, better known as Segun from of Arobo in
Ondo State and Benjamin Powei Aka Ben, a native of Arogbo Ondo State.
The Police Intelligent Officer
said Powei was also part of the gang responsible for the killing of four
policemen, Army Captain and a couple in Ikorodu last month.
Others include, Samuel Chinedu,
30 also known as Hit Man Native of Ika North Delta State, Ikechukwu Samuel
innocent of Isiagwu Village of Abia State who is a security man in one of the
targeted banks.
He said, “They were all arrested in
Ikorodu and Ajah areas of Lagos after several days of unrelenting follow up by
IRT.
“Four of the arrested suspects
are militants who were sent by their gang leader, America to survey the banks
and hire two operational buses that will be used to convey the militants to and
fro the creek to the banks. The fifth suspect is a security man in one of the
banks targeted to be robbed.”
He gave names of the banks marked
for imminent robbery by the militants as FCMB Bank in Lekki as well as GTBank,
Keystone and one other top commercial bank in Ajah area of Lagos.
“All the banks were chosen
because of their proximity to the River banks according to the militants
arrested.
“All suspects arrested confessed
to the planned bank robberies and confirmed that they were sent by their boss
in the creek America to survey the five banks in Ajah and Lekki together with
the bank security man who brought the job to the militants”, he added.
ACP Kyari added that efforts were
still high to bring the gang leader, America to his knees.
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