Men of the Nigeria Police Force
Ifeanyi Okorie, a suspected robber, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.
Making a confessional statement, Okorie said he started robbing after he finished his primary school education.
According to Punch Metro, it was learnt that 22-year-old Okorie
allegedly left Enugu State to rob at the Ladipo Market in the Mushin
area when he was arrested.
It was gathered that two other accomplices, Ejike Francis and Oboho Nuel, were arrested with Okorie.
It was learnt that operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
Ikeja, recovered a pump-action rifle, a locally-made pistol and 13
unexpended cartridges from the suspects.
Speaking with Punch Metro, Okorie said after he left primary
school, he decided not to further his education and to become a robber.
He said, “I abandoned schooling after my primary school
education. I am based in Enugu State. I was arrested in Lagos State. I
was caught in Ladipo Market in the Mushin area. The owner of the
pump-action rifle is our gang leader. His name is Ebuka Mbajide.
“We had gone to the Mushin area to loot some shops when the
police arrested us. They did not switch on the headlight of their patrol
vehicle, so we did not notice them.”
A police source told one of our correspondents that the police were looking for three fleeing members of the gang.
He said, “The robbery suspects were transferred to SARS from
the Olosan division. Most of them were based in Enugu State and came to
Lagos for the robbery operation. They were six in the gang, but three of
them have been arrested, while three persons escaped.”
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