Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Abbey Godogodo, a
wanted robbery suspect, who was said to
have been terrorising the South-West for some time, has been arrested by the by
men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of Lagos State Police Command at his home in the Egbeda area of Ibadan, Oyo
State, after he had been monitored for three weeks..
Police authorities said the suspect led the
gang that killed seven people, including the owner of 04 Hotel, Ajah, Lagos,
Olanrewaju Subair, on July 7, 2013.
The suspect, who was
paraded on Thursday,said that “I started
robbery in 1996 but in 1999, I was charged for fighting. I spent about seven
years in prison. My prolonged stay in prison for minor crime of fighting
hardened me and I vowed to pay back the police for that injustice. After I was
released, I went to Katangowa in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos to meet my friend,
Odun.’’
“Odun was an armed robber, so, we started operating together. We worked with several gangs and I invested lots of my money in arms buying. I also built five houses in Ifo, Ilaro, Ikorodu and Ibadan. I usually kill policemen and take their rifles because policemen have killed several of my boys and taken most of my rifles from them.
“I have no regrets for all I have done. I have no advice for young people, who want to become armed robbers like me. I have three children from three women. The police should take all my properties.”
“Odun was an armed robber, so, we started operating together. We worked with several gangs and I invested lots of my money in arms buying. I also built five houses in Ifo, Ilaro, Ikorodu and Ibadan. I usually kill policemen and take their rifles because policemen have killed several of my boys and taken most of my rifles from them.
“I have no regrets for all I have done. I have no advice for young people, who want to become armed robbers like me. I have three children from three women. The police should take all my properties.”
Policemen attached to SARS, said the suspect
narrowly escaped arrest on July 14, 2013 when he and members of his gang
engaged SARS operatives in a shoot-out along Eko Bridge, Lagos Island, after
they killed two policemen at Ebute-Ero and Ajao Estate respectively.
According to police authorities, the suspect had been evading arrest because he hardly used the same gang members twice.
A police source said, “He is the most notorious armed robber we have had in the South-West in the past 14 years.
“We arrested him 11am on Thursday at his mansion at the Olowu area of Egbeda LGA Ibadan Oyo State and recovered two AK47 rifles and 10 loaded AK47 magazines in his house.
“Godogodo has killed many policemen and civilians. His most recent activity was at Ajah, where he killed the owner of 04 Hotel and eight others, including two policemen few weeks ago. He has also led several bank robberies in Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Oyo states.”
The Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, described the suspect as a notorious criminal, who had been on the radar of the police for some time.
He said the suspect would be given medical treatment and charged to court.
According to police authorities, the suspect had been evading arrest because he hardly used the same gang members twice.
A police source said, “He is the most notorious armed robber we have had in the South-West in the past 14 years.
“We arrested him 11am on Thursday at his mansion at the Olowu area of Egbeda LGA Ibadan Oyo State and recovered two AK47 rifles and 10 loaded AK47 magazines in his house.
“Godogodo has killed many policemen and civilians. His most recent activity was at Ajah, where he killed the owner of 04 Hotel and eight others, including two policemen few weeks ago. He has also led several bank robberies in Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Oyo states.”
The Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, described the suspect as a notorious criminal, who had been on the radar of the police for some time.
He said the suspect would be given medical treatment and charged to court.
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