Operatives
of the Nigerian Police attached to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ikeja,
Lagos Police Command, have apprehended a 27-year-old suspect, Ahmed
Olopade for
robbery.
Ahmed has
gone on three operations with members of his gang successfully and was on the
fourth when he was busted and arrested.
He was
arrested after he and his gang went to rob Wab Hotel, located at Iju area of
the state.
Speaking to
news men, Olopade, who claimed to be an orphan, with three siblings to cater
for, said he was working as a vulcanizer at Oyingbo area, when Lekan, his
friend, came and talked him into joining robbery. He said that Lekan uses a
locally made pistol during robbery.
Olopade
said: “We’re four in number that used to go for robbery; Ibrahim, Tosin, Lekan
and I. Lekan, is the leader of our gang. We were on our fourth operation when
police arrested me, but Lekan and others escaped.”
He recalled
that in the first operation, they snatched a motorcycle, sold it for N 72,000
and shared the money. He got N18, 000 as his share. In the second operation,
the gang stole android phones.
He said: “I
didn’t know how much they sold the android phones, but I got N7,000. In the
third operation, we stole 16 phones of different kind. Lekan sold them and gave
me N20,000. The fourth operation was a terrible one.
"I
never imagined I would be caught. I was at Adekunle, Yaba, when Lekan came and
picked me with his jeep car. We drove straight to Iju-Agege. We entered a hotel
called Wab Hotel. Lekan was with the locally made pistol. We first secured the
security men.
"Lekan
searched them and collected all their valuables. We were about to enter the
hotel when policemen appeared from nowhere. They started shooting; it was as if
the hotel was surrounded by policemen. I was shot on my leg. I couldn’t escape,
but my partners escaped. I tried to run. I felt weak.
"Yes, I
have made some money during previous robberies, but I used the money mainly to
feed."
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