A 31-year-old man, Kabiru Mohammed, has confessed
to hiring a seven-man robbery gang to steal $383,000
(N61, 280, 000) from his father. The suspect, who works with his father, told PUNCH
Metro that he hired notorious robbery kingpin,
Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Godogodo, to steal the money
from his father who owns a bureau de change at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt that the gang robbed
Mohammed’s father twice. Mohammed, who is being detained at the Special Anti-
Robbery Squad, Ikeja, said, “My father is a bureau de
change operator at the airport. I am the one who
arranged a seven-man armed robbery gang led by
Godogodo to rob my older brother, Ibrahim who was
carrying my father’s money amounting to $383,000.
“I told the gang that my father had dollars. The first
operation was when Ibrahim wanted to convey
money from local airport to international airport, I
called Godogodo and gave him the car number plate
and the colour of the car. I told them not to kill my
brother, but to shoot into the air. I knew my brother would release the money because my father told us
not to drag money with armed robbers. They collected
$350,000 and gave me only two bundles which is $
20,000 “In the second operation they stopped my brother in
front of Air Force Bus Stop and collected $33,000 and
they gave me $8,000.” The suspect also confessed to have joined Godogodo
in some robbery operations in the state. “I am a member of the robbery gang. My role is to
find targets and also information which I give to the
gang. That is why they call me ‘Target man’.” Mohammed, who claimed to be a 400 Level student of
History and International Relations at the Lagos State
University, said he was introduced to robbery by one
Akin he met in 2008.
When asked how he spent his loot, the Kano State
indigene said, “I used my money to build a mosque
in Kano and buy 17 rams for some people in Kano.” Another suspect, Okechukwu Lawrence, who was
arrested alongside Mohammed, confessed that he
was the one handling the weapons for the gang. The indigene of Imo State said, “My work is to keep
ammunition for the gang after collecting AK47 rifles
from the policemen the gang shot dead. I joined the
gang to get enough money to boost my spare parts
business in Ladipo market.” PUNCH Metro had reported on July 8, 2013, that a gang
of robbers invaded 04 Hotel in Ajah area of the state,
killing the owner of the hotel, Olanrewaju Subair and
five others. Godogodo, who owned up to the crime, said he killed
Subair because he was a police informant and had
assisted the police in arresting his colleague, Odun. Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the
suspects would soon be charged to court. source: www.informng.com/man-sends-bandits-to-rob-father-of-n61m/ |
