22 years old armed robber identified
as Bode
Oladejo who was arrested by Lagos
State Police Command along side with other members has claimed that his dad
made him to become an armed robber at the age of 11.
Alwaysnaija.com gathered that the arrested armed robber who specialized
in robbing traders and commuters in the early morning hours at the Iyana Oba
and Badagry areas of Lagos was apprehended by Special Anti-Robbery Squad team on
Sunday, June 15, in the Ajegunle area of Lagos after they had returned from an
operation.
According to the Twenty two-year-old Oladejo, who hails from
Oro, Kwara State, said, he took to armed robbery because of his father’s
irresponsible attitude at home which had also frustrated the family.
He said, “Since I was 11, I have been tearing people’s nets
at night and breaking in to steal their property. I started to do this because
my father had been irresponsible at home. Then, we were staying at Ikorodu,
Lagos.
“At a time, the landlord sent us out of the house because my
father did not pay up the rent. He travelled to Ibadan. My mother stayed back
in Ikorodu. I became a street boy, trying to fend for myself. Since 2003, I
have been robbing. It is all because of my father’s irresponsible attitude.
“I was initially using machetes to rob until I got a gun
from one Monday. He sold the gun to me for N30,000. I usually robbed around the
Iyana Oba and Okokomaiko areas. But I came to Ajegunle for an operation on that
fateful day on the invitation of a gang member, Christian.”
Oladejo also confessed that he made about N50,000 on each
robbery operation he participated in with the gang.
The second member of the gang, Opene, from Oghara, Delta
State, said he invited the gang to rob Perebor, who was also his co-tenant,
because the latter offended him.
He said, “Godwin (Perebor) and I used to work in a factory
in the past before I joined the gang. At that firm, one of his friends poured
hot water on me during a quarrel. I asked Godwin to take me to his house, but
he refused, joining sides with his friend against me.
“When I joined the gang, I remember the incident and decided
to teach him a lesson. That was why I arranged for them to rob him and two
other ladies.”
The third gang member, Nwachie, a 20-year-old from Isele Ukwu,
Delta State, said he took to stealing since he was 16, and had robbed several
passengers and traders.
He said, “I was only using cutlasses. It is only Bode who
carries a gun. With the money I realised, I took care of myself. But I also
used my loot to smoke, drink and to have sex with women.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide, had yet to reply a text message sent to her telephone number as of
press time.
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