See Photo Of 3 Criminals Who Reportedly Robbed A UK Returnee, Neighbour Of Valuables Worth N14m

 

According to a report by The PUNCH, no less than three suspected members of a robbery gang operating in Ayobo, Ishefu, Baruwa and Gowon Estate areas of Lagos State, have been nabbed for allegedly dispossessing a United Kingdom returnee and his neighbour of cash and other valuables estimated at N14m.

The UK returnee identified simply as Tobi and his next door neighbour, Okeowo, were reportedly attacked about two weeks apart on Gemade Estate located within Gowon Estate.

One Aje, the kingpin said to be at large, reportedly led the suspects, Sheyi Olayiwola, Sadiq Adeniji and Maduka Godwin, to the two operations.

It became learnt that Aje alerted his gang quickly after Tobi returned from the UK in December 2020 and they stormed the victim’s residence on the night of December 18, carting away naira notes and overseas currencies expected at N1m.

The police also said the group reportedly made away with seven iPhones, luxurious jewellery and laptops valued at N10m.

“They received access into Tobi’s compound via the fence and broke his kitchen burglary before going into the house to rob him along with his very own knives, carting away N1m, both nearby and overseas currencies, seven portions of iPhone 12 Pro-Max and steeply-priced jewelry valued at N10m.

“Two weeks after that incident, On January 4, 2021, the suspects back to Gemade Estate. They robbed the home of 1 Mr. Okeowo, who's subsequent to Tobi, the usage of the same sample. They carted away valuables worth over N4m,” a police document said.

It was accumulated that operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team went after the gang after a petition became addressed to the IG, Mohammed Adamu.

The detectives reportedly traced three individuals of the gang to their hideout at Ikotun Market, wherein they had been arrested.

Narrating his function in the gang, Adeniji, 23, said he participated inside the raid on Tobi’s home, however did no longer mention his real percentage of the proceeds.

He stated, “I am a tyre repairer and married with a baby. It turned into one Aje whom I met in Ikotun Market that initiated me into the group.  It changed into Aje that led us to that Gemade Estate. He had lived in that place. He called us to visit the residence of the person who just back from London.

“Everybody went away with what they took from his residence. I don’t recognise the full cost of what we offered however I made exact cash from the operation.”

Godwin, 19, said he had run far from his father’s residence in Ojo to sign up for the crowd in Ikotun, adding that they focused telephones and coins of their operations.

He added, “We normally bought the stolen telephones at the Akala vicinity in Mushin. Aje is the leader of our gang and he is likewise the person who identifies wherein we would rob.

“We don’t use weapons. In the daylight hours, we would gamble with the cash we crafted from robbery and by way of night, we might group ourselves and go to any house we think the proprietors are wealthy and feature valuables.”

Twenty eight-12 months-old Olayiwola, who's married with  kids, denied participating in Gemade Estate’s robberies however admitted to have followed the group to six different robberies at Ayobo, Ishefun and Baruwa areas.

He stated, “We done the ones robberies after breaking into the houses from the windows. I were given a total of N250, 000 as my stocks after the operations.”