A SUSPECTED armed
robbery kingpin whose gang allegedly killed four policemen in an operation
recently has explained why they were able to perform the feat .OLUWOLE,a.k.a
Omoba told CRIME Watch at the police headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos “we always have
enough arm and ammunition. We were always armed to the teeth. You see, the
police have limited arms and ammunition that they carry about but for us, we
always have more than enough.”According to Omoba, he started armed robbery five
years ago and his gang had been successful except recently when they stormed
Victoria Garden City (VGC) and met unusual resistance from the police.”I think, we had
been very successful for the past five years.
We had robbed in many
southern states until the recent robbery at VGC where two of our members were
killed. It was on march 24, the police opened fire on us .The gunshots were
from back ,front and the two sides. I managed to escape but Paul and AY was
killed.”It was not like that in other state.
When we fire back at
police, they used to run for their lives, but these Lagos policemen were
shooting and shooting that I asked my men to shoot their way out .I was shocked
with the kind of shooting I experience that day.”In fact, since the encounter with
the police, I have not gone for any robbery operation. I am still in shock, I
wander why the police were still trailing me, ”he said .On why he chose Ajah and Lekki axis for operation, he said
,”I think you know that people don’t keep money at home as they used to do.
If we were in place
like Agege, Ejigbo and ketu, how much can we find in a home, ”But ,in Lekki,
VGC and part of Ajah, we have rich men that still keep reasonable amount of money
in their homes. My brother, we have to use our brain to work.”Parading Omoba
and three other members of his gang, the state Commissioner of police Umar
Manko said that said that on April 11, 2013,during the follow up to the robbery
operation at VGC ,the officer in charge of the Special Anti Robbery Squad(SARS)
Abba Kyari and his team arrested robbery suspects. He said Alpha uche was shot dead
during encounter with police and one Ibrahim Akanbi confessed
According to Manko, the
suspects interrogated led the police to arrest their Armourer, Kazeem Adebola
at Ayobo. He said the police recovered five Ak 47 rifles,31 AK 47 magazine
loaded with 30 rounds ammunition and a
Honda civic coupe with registration number
FST 592 BC. He said inside the recovered
vehicle were AK 47 and
ammunitions concealed in a specially constructed compartment .manko said the
gang was responsible for many arm robbery operation in the southwest .he warned
criminals especially, arm robbers to leave
the state or risk the wrath of the police. ”whether the criminals operate In other state and run
to Lagos, we don’t want it , as we will fished them out ,he declared.
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