Operatives of the Rapid Response
Squad (RRS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a suspected armed
robber, who swallowed the wedding ring of his victim.
The suspect, Taofeek Adebayo (19),
was arrested along with Toheeb Tijani (20). The two suspects were arrested at
Oshodi-Oke, moments after they robbed two ladies occupying a grey Sienna bus of
gold earrings and a set of wedding rings. They were arrested on Friday
night.
Also arrested on that same day, at
CMS, are two suspects, Samson Oluwa (20) and Michael Amodu Adamu (22). The two
were arrested in an all-night sting operation.
Adebayo, in company of his gang, on
Friday, begged the two gorgeously dressed ladies, who were in a Sienna bus to
assist them with money for food. The two ladies extended a N100 note to them,
which the suspects rejected.
The driver of the Sienna bus, who
wishes to remain anonymous, said: “My colleague and I were coming from Anthony
and heading to Ilasa for our association’s meeting. Three of them came close to
our vehicle; there was traffic and we couldn’t reverse anywhere. We were
scared. They said we should give them money for food. I told my colleague to
give me money. She gave me N100, which I gave them. They rejected it. One of
them said that was not the kind of money they were looking for. I told them that
was what I had. One of them pulled my left ear and removed my earring.
“Two of them turned to the other
side of my vehicle. They threatened to waste us if we didn’t give them money. They
started shouting at us, ‘where is the money.’ In a hurry to leave our car, they
forced my friend to surrender her wedding ring. This guy, (Adebayo) took the
first ring and swallowed it in our presence. His colleague took the other one.”
Fielding questions from police,
Adebayo said: “I swallowed it, but I later vomited it. I handed it over to ‘Young
Boy.’ He is the third guy. I handed it to him when police were chasing us. I
told him to hand over the rings to the ladies so that the police would release
us, but he absconded with the two rings and earrings.”
Tijani, who sources said was on the
Wanted List of police for snatching a mobile phone from a commuter in traffic
earlier in the day stated, ‘I have released the phone to the Lagos State
Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials standing at Oshodi Oke. They
told me that RRS officers were looking for me and wanted to arrest me.”
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