September 30, 2013 by Eniola Akinkuotu 7
Godogodo, Sunday and Uche
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There
was a mild drama at the office of the Lagos State Police Commissioner
in Ikeja on Friday as three suspects, who were arrested by the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, were paraded before the House Committee on Police
Affairs.
The suspects, Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Godogodo; Felix Sunday, aka K Money; and Nwanyim Uche; pleaded for amnesty.
Godogodo had been described by the police as the most wanted criminal in the South West for the past 10 years.
He told the lawmakers that he had built
six houses from his loot and never kept money in the bank in order not
to be traced by security agents.
He said, “I never drank, womanised or
attended social events. Such vices made one vulnerable and made it easy
for the police to find and arrest you. I had no friends. I never kept
money; I used all of it to build the houses.
“We don’t kill policemen except on one
occasion when we went to rob in Ajah area of Lagos State. On that
particular day, we had ended the robbery operation and were on our way
back when my friend, Odun spotted a police patrol van. Odun opened fire
and killed all of them because he needed their AK 47 rifles.
“The unfortunate thing about crime is
that you never have peace of mind. The police were always after me and I
never lived in one particular house for more than a year. I regret my
action now and I would be happy if I am given amnesty.”
The other robbery suspect, K Money, who
was among the robbers that attacked bureau de change operators at the
Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, and killed two policemen, said
the gang made $4m (N600m) in the operation.
He said he got N45m and became a car dealer.
He said, “I set up a showroom and
registered my company. I bought many Tokunbo (foreign used vehicles)
from Cotonou (Benin Republic)and started selling them.
“When policemen started chasing me and my boys, I was completely disorganised and the business suffered. I plead for mercy sir.”
Uche was said to be a member of the gang
that kidnapped the Chairman, Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Mr.
Kehinde Bamgbetan; and a High Court judge.
The Officer in Charge of SARS, Abba
Kyari, told the lawmakers that Uche’s cohorts were killed during a
shootout with his men a few months ago.
Kyari explained that the modus operandi
of Uche’s gang was to kidnap their victim, keep him in a house in the
Agbara area of Ogun State while Uche would watch over him. The rest of
the gang would then relocate to a hotel and negotiate a ransom with the
victim’s family.
After collecting the ransom, the suspects would flee to Ghana for some months before returning for another operation.
Uche, while weeping profusely, said, “I
never knew I would be involved in such a thing, I never knew I could
stoop so low in life. I plead for mercy.”
The lawmakers, who commended the police for the remarkable achievements, berated the suspects for their dastardly acts.
A member of the committee, Udo Ibeji,
said, “Now, you people (suspects) are pleading for mercy. You are all
able-bodied men, why didn’t you work like other members of society? If
you are set free, what of the innocent civilians and policemen you have
killed?”PUNCH
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