A suspect arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad
of the Lagos State Police Command for supplying gun to three robbery suspects
have 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.
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