A suspected child thief, Samuel
Adebanjo, has told policemen attached to Ajegunle Police Station, that he and
four other men had stolen three kids in Lagos State.
Adebanjo said that the three kids
were stolen in February this year from different areas of the metropolis.
They were about to steal the fourth
child, identified as Rokeeb Adebisi, when eagle-eyed neighbours sighted them.
Adebanjo mentioned member of the
group as Tunde, Bidemi, Sunday and Uncle Rasheed.
While others escaped, Adebanjo was
not so lucky. He was swooped on by angry youths at Tunkarimu Street, where they
had attempted to steal the child.
The suspect would have been lynched
alive, but for the timely intervention of the police.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO),
in charge of Ajegunle Police Station (CSP), Aminu Gusau, was said to have been
alerted. He swiftly deployed a team of Anti- Robbery Policemen to the scene.
Policemen rescued Adebanjo, even as youths
hurled stones at them for saving the suspect.
Adebanjo told the policemen that he
and his gang had already kidnapped three victims who were later delivered to
their ‘Uncle Rasheed.’
A police source said that Adebanjo
later feigned being mentally unbalanced when he was asked to take the police to
the hideout of his other gang members.
He took them to Ipaja and Aiyetoro, Ogun
State. The police were however unable to make any arrest. They said Adebanjo
took them on a wild goose chase.
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