Robbery suspects arrested in connection with the attack on a bullion van and killing of four policemen in Ebonyi State in July have explained how their gang leader, one Clement Abanara aka Millions, planned their operations from Ikoyi prison, Lagos, where he is remanded.

The suspects are two dismissed soldiers, Ayeni Samuel and Emeka Ariston, Abanara’s cousin, Alfred Robinson and four others identified as Sunday Solemu, Abuchi Alfred, Emeka Ilo and Ekene Igbanifore.

They were apprehended recently by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team while they were reportedly planning to rob a commercial bank in Asaba, Delta State.

A general-purpose machine gun, six AK-47 rifles, 51 magazines, 1,620 rounds of live ammunition, two vehicles, and charms, were said to have been recovered from them.

The police said the gang collected the vehicles, a Toyota Lexus and a 4Runner, from their owners, who were kidnapped in Owerri, Imo State and released after payment of N5m as ransom.

City Round learnt that the IRT arrested Abanara four years ago and arraigned him on robbery charges before a Lagos court which remanded him in prison custody.

Abanara allegedly took part in bank robberies in Lekki, Ikorodu, Festac and Agbara areas of Lagos, where millions of naira were carted away.

In an interview with journalists during the week, the dismissed soldiers said they were looking for money to support their families when a friend, who is serving a jail term in Ikoyi prison, introduced them to Abanara.

One of them, Ayeni, said, “I joined the Nigeria Army in 2003 and I was dismissed because I took part in an illegal duty. After my dismissal in 2014, I had no job then I was introduced to Millions (Abanara) who is in prison. He linked me up with his cousin Robinson. Millions said he wanted me to provide military cover during operations and I brought in my colleague, Ariston.

“We went for the operation in our uniforms. We were unlucky the bullion van escaped from the scene. I also took part in a robbery operation in Awka, Anambra, the next day and I got N150,000 as my share. I was arrested while we were making plans to rob another bullion van in Asaba.”

Robinson said the gang members opened fire on the policemen escorting the bullion van because they were caught unaware.

He stated after the failed operation, they proceeded to Akwa, Anambra, where they robbed a recharge card dealer of N7.5m and other valuables.

The father of four also confessed to having taken part in the 2015 bank robbery in the Lekki area of Lagos and got a share of N5m from the proceeds.

He said, “I am from Gelegele Local Government Area of Edo State and I am married and have four children. I was a logger before I went into illegal oil bunkering. It was my cousin, Millions, who introduced me into oil bunkering. He is from my mother’s family.

“I invested the N5m I got from the Lekki bank robbery in oil bunkering from. I was doing the ‘business’ when my friend, Sunday Soyemi, brought the Ebonyi State bullion van robbery. I called my cousin in prison and he gave me all the guidelines I needed for the operation.

“He connected me with the ex-soldiers and they participated in the operation. He advised us not to use our vehicles for the operation and we followed his instructions. Soyemi brought the guns and dynamite we used for the operation but the operation failed because we weren’t prepared at the time the bullion van got to our spot. We exchanged fire with the police escort and the van escaped.”

Soyem, 46, a native of Bayelsa State said the bullion van robbery failed because the policemen escorting it noticed their presence and opened fire on them.

He stated, “We weren’t prepared when the bullion van and the escort approached our location. They opened fire on us and we shot back but the van escaped. We killed four of the policemen and left Ebony State immediately.

“We proceeded to Awka and robbed a man of N7.5m. We were in Asaba strategising on a bank to rob when the police swooped on us.”

Source: https://punchng.com/our-leader-coordinated-operations-from-prison-ex-soldiers-others-arrested-for-robbery/

Damnnn niggarrrr
Too bad
Imagine person dey inside prison still dey strategies and organize people for robbery attacks

BLUELemon:
A theif is never satisfied until he is caught

The satiety gland in humans can never be stimulated

Let's go cashless

A theif is never satisfied until he is caught

Unfortunate people ruled by criminal leaders

JidennaJason:
This reminds me of how the dreaded Lawrence Nowamagbe Anini a.k.a " D Law" used some dismissed officers to carry out his plan all over the defunct Bendel State.



Clement Abanara a.k.a "Millions" got his tactics all wrong unlike Anini who was the master of disguise.


I will advise the government to kill them all before some moronic hoodlums go for another "prison break"

You're a Wise Man

hmmmm......

see their head like coconut

Almost 2000 bullets,when an ak 47 mag is abt 30 per clip,5m here,200k there, other monies here. What did u actually use it to do. Fool. They should all be shot dead

APC sponsored these men to cause mayhem in Ebonyi state.

chatinent:


Source: https://punchng.com/our-leader-coordinated-operations-from-prison-ex-soldiers-others-arrested-for-robbery/

The way law & order is broken with impunity by politicians and officers of the law in Nigeria makes these kinds of news unsurprising to me...afterall IT IS WHAT IT IS!

©Seniorwriter

Our able SARS officials can never stoop so low.
#BringbackSARS!

But wait oooo.... So, that fat fresh guy on blue na armed robber?
Ends shall never wonder.

Surprised.... HELL NO

Only serious revolution can clean this country cos things are getting out of hands. No motivation at all and that's why evils prevail and reign supreme. U gave AK47 to hungry, miserable and ill equipped individuals to guide and restore orderliness. The end result is what we are seeing today. No job, no good things of life. To be sincere, Nigeria is cursed.

....I can comfortably point out 12 current serving military men living with some known boys in Chevy view estate, who are into full time BEC crimes (yahoo)
These ones are still serving o...
Why do u expect the ones that have been dismissed to be any better?!
This is just military ,we haven't started talking about SARS.

Bad image for the Army

sparogatively, the statement form the suspects looks vaguely concocted.

Well, I don't know why I just can't trust the police.

Anyways, kudos to the Nigeria police force for Swooping on them.

May God help us.

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For the sake of those four kids of yours ...why not hustle legit ?


Now their class mates go dey show them their tiff tiff armed robber father ..

There is NO shortcut to lasting wealth ...rich is a mentality not a status!

Hustle legit ..it MUST PAY!

wetin go make ex criminal go do robbery sef
this country gan

Even the old are not smiling in this nation


Wickedness/discontentment is in the blood of many. No amount of Force training can make them good persons. I hope they pay for their evil deeds & not allowed to jailbreak

Aswearugaaad

Some people are just beyond redemption.

This dismissed ex-soldiers must be cluel to The people while serving And their evil spirit still stick in them. A person who is bad from the begining can never change. This criminals deserve to be in jail to avoid unleash more havocs to the people any more.

Criminality is now the order of business for serving or ex servicemen.Instead of being a worthy example, they continue to disgrace the already battered military some more.

EX Sars too can join the league of robbers o.
Na one chance we enter.