The suspects were arrested last when they pretended
that they wanted to buy something from a woman, but instead robbed dispossessed
of her phone on Tuesday last week
The suspects have been identified as Odumada and Adisa.
It was also gathered that the suspects always target
women who are scared of dogs.
Once they find a target, they would let the dog,
called Bullet on him or her, then, in the confusion and fright of the victim,
they snatch the person’s valuable, mount their motorcycle and disappear.
A police source said: “These suspects have been on
Police Wanted List for long. But they have finally been arrested by detectives
from our command.”
Recounting how he came to be in possession of the
dog Odumada explained that he bought the dog as puppy from a neighbour at
Ajegunle.
He further recalling the fateful day he was
arrested, Odumada said that he only went out with the dog that day for a
stroll, not for crime.
His words: “I’m not an armed robber. I went to
Ladipo Market to buy a net rope from a woman; suddenly, the woman started
shouting that I stole her phone, before I knew what was happening, passersby
had surrounded us. I tried to explained to them that we did not take her phone.
They didn’t listen. They pounced on us and beat us mercilessly before policemen
who patrolling the area came to pick us.”
Adisa, on the other hands, said that he and his
friend went to buy dog food in the market, when the incident occurred.
He said: “I was a mechanic before my friend invited
me that he wanted to introduce me into the business he was doing. I followed
him and since then we have been using the dog to rob mostly women. We always go
to market and pretend that we want to buy somethings from women. We would then
steal their money and phone. We always use the dog to scare them before robbing
them. We don’t operates in the day, we rob at night. I regret my action.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal
Imohimi, said that the suspects had been on Police Wanted List.
Imohimi said that the suspects would be soon be
charged to court.
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