A 27 year old man who had gone to prison thrice for
his alleged involvement in armed robbery has been arrested again for the same
offence.
The suspect, Godly Julius from Benue State, North
Central Nigeria, resides in Pate village, Abuja but allegedly shuttles between
Abuja and Lagos to rob.
However, luck ran out on him when he allegedly went
to Mile 2 area of lagos with his other accomplices on a motorcycle to snatch a
bag from a woman. In an attempt to escape, he was shot in the leg by a mobile
policeman who witnessed the robbery.
People around the area who saw him with gunshot
wound alerted the police at Ojo Divisional Headquarters and he was arrested.
In his confessional statement to the police at SARS,
Ikeja, Julius said, “I learnt furniture making. I have been involved in robbery
five years ago. I live in Abuja, but I came to Lagos to rob. I usually stay at
a hotel at Iyana Isashi, Okokomaiko with a friend, Pere Agbon and Benjamin with
their girlfriends. We pay N3,000 per day for the hotel room. From the hotel
room we move out for our robbery operations anywhere in Lagos.
“I used to
send money into my brother’s account in Abuja to keep for me. From the money I
sent into his account, my brother bought a Toyota Camry car for himself.
“On the day I was arrested, we left the hotel on
three Okada (Motorcyle) to Mile 2. When we saw a woman holding a bag, we
snatched it. The woman was coming from the bank where she had gone to withdraw
money. One of the mobile policemen who saw us opened fire on us. The bullet hit
my leg while other members of our gang escaped.
“I fell down at Okokomaiko bus stop and as people
gathered to look at me, they called in policemen who took me to their station.
“Pere, who is the gang leader, gave me the gun we
used that day.
“The first time I went to prison, I spent one year
andthree months. The second time, I spent one year and two months, while the
third time, I was in the prison for one year.
God have mercy
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