Saidi
Ayemojuba
A 22-year-old
graduate, who was arrested during a foiled robbery operation at a Lotto company
in
Ajagbadi area of Lagos, yesterday, began crying when he was informed that
his pregnant wife had been delivered of a baby.
The suspect,
Saidi Ayemojuba, who confessed that he joined a robbery gang due to
frustration, explained that he went for the operation at the lotto company with
the hope of using its proceed to prepare for his baby’s arrival, after which he
would quit robbery.
He disclosed
that he started with a gang which specialised in attacking passengers, leaving
early for their respective places of work, four years ago.
Narrating his
gang’s modus oparandi, Ayemojuba, whose operational name is Aleeba, meaning I
can’t be caught in Yoruba dialect, said at times members of his gang would
mount a motorbike, only to snatch it from its rider, half away into the
journey.
Thereafter,
the motorbike according to him, would be sold at give away price to ready
buyers with the proceeds shared among those that partook in the operation.
At other
times, he said that members of the gang would position themselves at Cassidy
bus-stop along Mile 2/Badagry expressway as early as 4.30am, pretending to be
passengers.
They would
board a commercial bus, only to order the driver to stop half way, where
innocent passengers would be dispossessed of their valuables.
Journey to
prison
However,
during one of the operations at Iyana Sashi, he was arrested three years ago
after members of his gang planned to snatch a bag from a woman. Ayemojuba was
arrested and charged to court, from where he was sent to prison.
Upon his
discharge, he told Vanguard that he joined another robbery gang whose leader he
met in prison.
According to
him, “I decided to quit robbery when I came back from prison. But I could not
find any good job even with my certificate.
“One day, I
got a call from an inmate I met while in prison. He told me there was a job he
would like me to execute. I met with other members of the gang and a worker at
a Lotto company at Ajagbadi, who told us that they usually left money.
“We stormed
the place at about 1p.m. I stood at a vantage position, where I was given a bag
containing the money. But one of the ladies in the company ran out and raised
the alarm which led to my arrest.
“Others
managed to escape. I was beaten until I passed out, only to find myself at the
police station.
“The only
regret I have is not to have welcomed my new baby to the world. I don’t know
what they will tell her. I thought of using the lotto money to prepare for her
arrival, after which I intended to quit robbery finally.
“I am
naturally not a bad boy because anytime I came back from operation, a gush of
guilt will overwhelm me. I went into this out of frustration. No job , even
after having my HND”
The suspect,
who was paraded alongside other suspects at the Lagos State Police Command
headquarters, Ikeja, according to the command’s boss, Fatai Owoseni, will be
charged to court, even as he warned criminals to leave Lagos State.
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