Jamiu Adetutu, aka Jarmani, has been
arrested by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Lagos for
allegedly assaulting an Ikorodu, Lagos resident named Nurain Lani.
Before his arrest, Jarmani was allegedly
notorious for molesting residents of Ilemere, Orupodi, Ibeshe and other
parts of Ikorodu in company with a gang of hoodlums. His latest victim,
Lani, who is a trader, was said to have dared to confront him over
allegations that he had turned a thorn in the flesh of residents.
Lani said he only asked Jarmani to stop
molesting the residents of Ilemere, Orupodi and Ibeche communities. And
for his ‘effrontery’ he got the beating of his life from the thug and
his gang of hoodlums.
“He attacked me at 10 am on November 16,
2012. I was on my way to the place where I am building my house. He told
his boys that I was a threat to him and ordered them to attack me. He
said I had the guts to challenge him for extorting money from landlords
in the area.
“I was beaten up and my money, about
N17,000, was stolen along with my cell phone and wristwatch. Also he hit
me on the head with the butt of his gun. After he had beaten me, I went
to report the incident to Ipakodo Police Station.
“ I wrote a statement and they gave me a
form and told me to go to a general hospital. I lost consciousness due
to the beating. When I woke up, I learnt that some of the landlords
rushed me to the hospital,” Lani said.
The trader said Jarmani was a non-native
of Ikorodu who had allegedly managed to encroach on some people’s land
in the area, adding that the suspect often boasted of being above the
law because he had friends in the police.
He said that residents of the communities
had cause to believe Jarmani’s claims of immunity because each time he
was arrested, he would be seen walking freely in the area a few minutes
later.
Lani continued, “Most of the landlords
have been complaining about Jarmani, but they could not report his
activities to the appropriate authorities for fear of losing their
lives. He goes around bragging that he has friends in the police and
there is nothing that anyone can do to him.”
However, the long arm of the law finally
caught up with Jarmani. After he was arrested, he was taken to the
Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad on Adeniji Adele Street, Lagos and it
was discovered that he had different charges pending.
A police source told CRIME DIGEST that
Jarmani would have a hard time wriggling out of the present charges due
to the pending cases
The Police Public Relations Officer of the FSARS, DSP Lekan Ogundare, confirmed the arrest of the alleged thug.
He said that Jarmani was arrested at
Ibeshe area of Ikorodu for criminal conduct. The PPRO corroborated the
top police source claims stating that indeed, Jarmani was wanted at the
FSARS for various offences.
The PPRO added that it was not impossible
that Jarmani has a friend in the Police Force but it would not hamper
their investigation.
“Men of the Rapid Response Squad caught
and brought Jarmani here. We were not told that he was arrested with
anybody, but we found a firearm on him. He denied knowledge of the
firearm, but that is subject to investigation. He is well known to
residents of Ikorodu and some of them have come to complain about.
“It is not impossible for him to have
friends in the police, but that will not disturb our investigation. If
you are my friend and you go against the law you won’t be my friend
again because I would treat your case according to the law. He was
arrested for criminal conduct and when he was brought here, we found out
that he has other charges pending.
“We shall carry out our investigation and
unify all the charges against him. Upon the conclusion of our
investigation, he will be charged to court. He still has a different
case of assault to face at Ibeshe where he injured someone. That matter
is being handled by the Lagos State Police Command,” Ogundare said.
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