The police in
Lagos have arrested two robbery suspects, who allegedly raided an apartment in
Magodo Estate in the Isheri area of Lagos, carting away yet-to-be-estimated
money and valuables.
According to the PUNCH Newspaper, the two robbery suspects─ Daniel Ikong
and Pius Dennis ─ allegedly connived with the household’s housemaid, identified
simply as Mary, to successfully raid the house.
The men were
apprehended by the police near the apartment, the housemaid evaded arrest and
fled with the booty.
Ikong and Dennis,
it was further learnt, were initially apprehended by policemen attached to the
Isheri division before they were transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad
for further interrogation.
Ikong said the
housemaid was his girlfriend, adding that she invited them to come for the
operation.
Mary informed them
that her boss just brought home some gold jewellery and money.
He said, “I was
staying at Sagamu, Ogun State. I am a commercial okada rider. I was
dating Mary before she came to Lagos to work as a housemaid in the house.
Later, I came to Lagos and stayed with a friend, Francis.
“Two days before
the incident, Mary told me and my friends that her boss brought gold and money
into the house, adding that we should come and rob her.
“We got to the
house around 7pm. It was Mary who opened the door for us. She showed us round
the house. We collected the money and the gold. We had earlier tied up the boss
in the sitting room.
“As we were making
our way out, members of a vigilance group, who had also alerted the police,
came after us. Eventually, we were rounded up, but Mary escaped.”
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