The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State
Police Command has arrested four suspects who specialize in tricking sellers of
expensive mobile phones pretending to be online buyers and thereafter rob the
sellers at the point delivery.
The suspects, Wilfred Ehis, 30; Bright Eloho, 24, Emeka
Egbemedu, 22 and Olanrewaju Kamilu, 33 were arrested on Wednesday evening in
Olamulti Hotel, New Site, Iba, Ojo, Lagos.
The gangs had on 7th March, 2017 shot one Sgt. Garba Kadiri,
an RRS operative while attempting to evade arrest when they were tracked down
by the officers in Pretty Street, Iyana School, LASU – Iyana Road.
According to Ehis, a Chemical Engineering graduate of
University of Benin, Ekpoma, Edo State,
“What I do is shop
online for expensive phones and goods. I request the sellers to make home
delivery. I would send the delivery address to the seller. When the seller gets
to the address, he would call me and I would control my boys to go to the
delivery address and rob the seller.
I don’t follow them
to the robbery scene. It is only Nurudeen, alias “Onyeabo” that I know carry
out the execution. I know he has a locally made short – gun. And, I am aware he
had recruited other boys to join him in the robbery.
All I do is stay in
hotels. I don’t even go out at all. They do the robbery, sell the phones and
give me, my own share of the deal.”
Sources stated that Ehis has several gangs who do his runs
for him. The source added that he was into internet fraud and ATM point
robbery. After his arrest, about 5 victims besieged RRS headquarters to give
information about the operation of the gang.
Two of such victims claimed they lost N800,000 and N450,000
to him. Items recovered from Ehis are 3 phones; 2 Wrist watches, a Canon camera
Eo87D; 1 necklace, 1 Sony laptop, a rap of Indian Hemp and an ash colour Altima
salon car.
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