Police in Abia State have caught deadly gang of armed robbers and kidnapper who specialze in snatching cars.
The suspects being arraigned at the police station
A suspected leader of a car snatching syndicate and his gang
members have been caught in Aba, Abia State. The gang leader identified
as Ladislas Ukpabi, says he robbed to raise money to expand his poultry.
According to Punch, Ukpabi said he was forced into armed robbery by
the economic recession in the country and his dwindling poultry
business.
Ukpabi said, “I regret what I did. Our leaders should do something to help youths in the country so we can have jobs.
“If I am well funded, I can raise about 10,000 birds. I am not
boasting; I can do that very well right from the hatchery to the laying
point.”
The suspect, who claimed to be a graduate of Animal Science, was
arrested by police operatives in connection with car theft reported by
one Felix Anyanwu of Umuoda Road in Aba had made a complaint that his
Lexus Rx 330, with number plate, JJJ 618 DL, was stolen at gun point on
August 8 by some hoodlums.
It was gathered that the police in its investigation arrested one
Igwe Uloma, while re-registering the stolen vehicle for one Obinna
Nwokeji of the Deeper Life Road, Umuada Uratta Aba.
Nwokeji initially claimed that he bought the vehicle from Ukpabi
for N600,000, but later confessed to be a member of the syndicate.
Other items recovered from the hoodlums include one locally-made
single-barrelled gun with six live cartridges, one Honda car marked, SSM
143 KK, a master car key, a number plate, AK 103 GR, and a fan.
The police also arrested one Moses Nwosu, an automobile panel
beater based at Orji in Owerri, Imo State, who allegedly repainted the
stolen vehicles from its original colour to black.
Nwosu, however, said he was not aware that the vehicle was stolen.
He said, “I didn’t know the car was stolen, I met Obinna
through one of my brothers who is a driver, he asked me to repaint the
car to black colour for his father’s burial.
“I asked him why he wanted to repaint it and he said he didn’t
want his family members to know that the car belonged to his father.”
“But before I could finish the job, he called me to come and pick another car to work on; that was how I was arrested.”
The Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adeleye Oyebade, said
the suspects had confessed to the crime and would soon be arraigned in
court.
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