A
25-year-old armed robbery suspect, Alidu Shola, who was arrested by the police
has expressed surprise that the police arrested him for stealing a tricycle
without being caught in the act. In his confession, Shola said:
“I
am a driver by profession. I came from Osun State. I was arrested in my area
where I used to rest after my daytime job. I did not expect the police as my
visitor. I was enjoying my drink when the police came. See, I really stole the
motorcycle but it was a long time ago. I carried the Keke (tricycle) to where I
later sold it to one Aboki N60, 000 and used the money to feed.
“It
was through information that the police came after me. Even the Aboki who
bought the tricycle has travelled back to the north and I cannot trace him.
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Even
on the operation for which I was arrested, my accomplice bolted with the things
we got, including cash and phone. I have since stopped stealing and am busy
driving a bus for somebody. I used to render N5, 000 to him every day. My route
is Ojota to Ojodu Berger. I used to go home with N1, 500 or N2, 000 everyday
and my conduct used to go home with the same amount because we share money
equally (50-50).
However,
the Officer in charge of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (O/C SARS), Chief
Superintendent of Police Akinade Adejobi, said on July 1, 2016, a case of
conspiracy and armed robbery as well as recovery of arms and ammunition was
transferred from the Abattoir Divisional Police Headquarters, Oko-Oba, Agege,
Lagos, involving with one suspect named Sunday Kunle. It was reported by one
Prince Lukas of No. 10, Oko-Oba Road, Power Line, Agege, Lagos. He added that
on June 30, 2016 at about 9:00 p.m., two armed men entered her shop and robbed
her of two laptop computers, six different types of phones and the sum of N280,
000 being the sales made for the day.
One
of them was arrested with the help of her neighbours, and one locally made
pistol, four live cartridges and one laptop was recovered from him while his
partner took to his heels with the mentioned items.
The
suspect paraded with Shola, and who identified himself as Sunday Kunle, aged
23, said: “I learnt to be a mechanic before my father died.
When
I could not get money to build a workshop, my friends lured me into armed
robbery. In my first attempt, I was arrested and sent to prison. I met Olamide
in prison and he gave me his phone number when he left prison.
“When
we met him, he had a gun. Two of us went for robbery and he (Olamide) escaped
with the N280, 000, six phones, two laptops and I was arrested. We were a
two-man gang; Olamide and me. I don’t know Shola Alidu. He is not my gang
member. It is the same police handling my case that are in charge of his case.
Our cases are different.”
Source: The
Nation
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