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Boy, 14: "Why I Went Into Robbery" by segunn20(m): 11:18pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
He has been identified as Obumselu. At 14 years old, he already is a robbery suspect apprehended by the Federal Special Anti- Robbery Squad (FSARS), Adeniji Adele, Lagos. The boy has opened up on how he carried out his tasks within the gang. According to the police, the gang specialises in diverting trailers loaded with motorcycles from different parts of the country to Nnewi in Anambra State. Obumselu says his boss, Ikechukwu Peter, a trailer driver and native of Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, recruited him into the gang. According to Obumselu, Peter, who is still at large, promised to free him from poverty and frustration. Spokesman of FSARS, Lekan Ogundare, a Deputy Superiatendent (DSP), said the suspect was arrested on the grounds of a petition sent to the Commissioner of Police in charge of the department, Mohammed Gana, by Fidelix Onyejegbu. The petitioner had alleged that his trailer loaded with 130 Lefan motorcycles was robbed by some armed men at Shagamu-Ore Express Road and diverted to an unknown destination. He alleged that the goods were loaded on Ojo Road in Lagos on August 1, adding that the trailer was heading for Warri, Delta State. It was gathered that based on the petition, the CP mobilised a crack squad led by Inspector Banjoko Oluwemimo to track down the hoodlums and recover the goods. Fortunately, the team tracked down another trailer marked XK134NSH, carrying the hijacked motorcycles around Challenge Area, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Its driver, Ikechukwu Peter, escaped upon sighting policemen, but Obumselu was arrested. The boy told the police that he and his master were not the ones that stole the trailer at the Ore Road, Shagamu. He explained that the goods which are the property of Finos Global Enterprose, Warri, were off-loaded in Ibadan by the robbers who diverted it. He said his master told him that the goods were stolen from a warehouse in Ibadan. Police operatives said the motorcycles were inside Peter's trailer on its way to Nnewi when they were sighted. The owner of the goods said his motorcycles were 130, but when it was recovered, 110 motorcycles were left. The driver of the trailer that initially carried the goods from Ojo Road, it was learnt, is being detained at the Odogbolu Police Station, Ogun State. Obumselu confessed: "I don't know the registration number of the trailer. My master called me and told me that thieves stole motorcycles and that we should go and steal them in a warehouse in Ibadan. We went there and loaded the motorcycles on August 14. We were heading for Nnewi when policemen stopped us in Ibadan. "I did not know that my master would run away, otherwise, I would have beaten him to it. If we had reached Nnewi, it would not have been possible to recover the motorcycles again. It was the first time I would follow him to rob or do this kind of thing." The trailer and the recovered motorcycles were parked at the Adeniji Adele Police Station. The PPRO said investigations were going on in a bid to arrest all those involved in the robbery. |
Re: Boy, 14: "Why I Went Into Robbery" by dapo338(m): 11:26pm On Aug 19, 2013 |
Gud job from our police this time if the story is not fabricated. |
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