A 4-man gang of armed robbers who specialize in
stealing from boutiques as well as telecoms shops
all in a bid to look like 'Big Boys' have been
arrested in Lagos.
The gang members, Ozioma Ike, 20, Kenechukwu
Anierobi, 23, the gang leader, Obi Gaza and Ugo
Nnakue, 26 who are all apprentice at Lagos auto
parts market, were apprehended recently in Lagos
after Ozioma was arrested on May 18th in Mushin
with a bag containing many cell phones.
On interrogation, Ozioma confessed to belonging to
a gang of armed robbers. He was taken to the
Mushin police station from where he was
transferred to the State Anti Roberry Squad Ikeja,
where he led the police to where the others were.
Ozioma's confession
“I sent Kenechukwu to follow Obi and the
other one to break a shop at Mushin and
one boutique on Nkenu Street in Ajao
Estate. They went with one rod and two
iron cutters. I sent them two times. I
shared their loot with my roommate. I
chose my size of jeans and shoes and
started wearing them. I received four
phones while my roommate got about five.
We break shops to get expensive shoes,
clothes which ordinarily we could not
afford. But it was just to show off as big
boy traders in Ladipo market and its
environs.
In our second operation, I got 12 jeans
trousers, two wrist watches and 13
assorted shirts which I kept for personal
use because I did not loot to sell. We
succeeded in the third operation but one of
us, Kenechukwu, was arrested by police.
When police arrested him, we ran away but
he later brought SARS operatives to arrest
us despite the oath we took not to betray
any member in a situation like that. For
three years, as an apprentice, my master
(who is even my brother) refused to settle
me. He even found it difficult to give me
pocket money to be like my peers; that was
why I joined the gang to get fine clothes to
wear like my mates.
We shared our loot in our sponsor’s house.
In the first operation, I got 15 jeans
trousers and 10 tops (shirts), while in the
second, I got 21 jeans trousers and 13
tops. I used my bag to pack some of the
loot. We hanged somewhere till 4 am
before we started working towards a bus
stop. We steal to show off as big boy
traders in Mushin,” he said
Another member of the gang, Kenechukwu said
“I hustle in Ladipo market. usually
charged N 1, 000 for carrying an engine. I
joined them to break shop in Mushin where
we got 35 phones. We used cutter, chisel
and wheel spanner to break shops.”
Police say all of them will soon be charged to
court.
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