Everyday for the thief..! A Soldier and four fake Naval Personnel were arrested by the Lagos State Police command over the weekend for alleged armed robbery.
The suspects who were all in military uniform were arrested by vigilant youths at Ilado area of Lagos while they were fleeing in a canoe after escaping from police detention.
Handed over to SARS
According to Vanguard report, from Ilado Police post near the Ajakoyi Beach, they were later handed over to the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja.
A resident, Wasiu Omojola, who narrated the incident to Vanguard said: “We are predominantly fishermen but some of us do oil business. The military personnel used to come around to extort money from us daily. We didn’t even know that they were fake officers. They would come in military uniform. Their leader whom we later realized is an Army Sergeant would dress as an Army Commander. He would gather us and warn that the Army High Command had sent him on a special duty.
“He told us that his group was on joint military operation. He then instructed us to contribute N2 millon for his boss. We were able to raise N500,000. The following day, they prevented us from doing our job, so we had to contribute another N300,000.They still said it was not yet okay with them.”
Wasiu Omojola added: “I don’t know how one of us reported the development to Army authorities who said that they didn’t send any team for joint military patrol to our area. When we got the information, we then mobilized against the self- acclaimed joint military patrol.
Extortion and arrest
“When they arrived the following day to resume their extortion, we arrested them. They did not believe it when we took them to the Police. We were later informed by the same Police that the suspects escaped from their cell, so we mobilized again and gave them a hot chase. We later arrested them and brought them to SARS.”
Police sources said the Nigerian Army has confirmed that the man who claimed to be a Lieutenant is a Sergeant. “The Army has taken him for court-martial but we have written to the Army that after the trial, that the man should be brought back to the Police for proper prosecution,” he said.
Suspect speaks
One of the suspects simply identified as Oche, said: “Well, there is no job in the country. My friend who is an Army Sergeant brought the idea of going to collect money from those doing illegal oil businesses. The sergeant provided me with the uniform that I am putting on now. I don’t know about others. Sergeant is the one sharing our loot. I got N50,000 three times but I could not believe it when we were arrested.
“It is true, we escaped from Police cell. We broke through the window protectors. It was while we were escaping through the waterside that we were re-arrested and handed over to SARS.”
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State command, Fatai Owoseni, said the suspects were rescued from the hands of the mob that attempted to lynch them. "The sum of N380,000 was recovered from the suspect."
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
CAUGHT IN THE ACT: Soldier, Fake Naval Officers Arrested For Robbery In Lagos
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