Chukwuemeka Obikachi, is a member of 4-man gang of armed
robbers that has their hideout at Kuramo, Lekki, Lagos State.
He was arrested on the 6th December 2014,by a team of
policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State
Command. The police are already on the trail of the fleeing gang members.
Obikachi said: “God wanted police to arrest me so that I
would become a changed person. The man who took me out for robbery told me to
go with him so that I could raise enough money for Christmas celebration.”
The Police recovered a snatched Highlander Jeep from
the gang belonging to one Ismaila.
A police source said: “The owner of the Jeep, Mr.
Ismaila, was attacked when he went to visit to someone at Lekki.
He was waiting for the gate to be opened, when the gang suddenly
attacked. He was even stripped of his clothes. The gang members decided to take
him to an unknown destination. As they approached Chevron Gate, Mr.
Ismaila struggled and pushed the car gear to a stop. He started shouting.
Apparently scared, other members quickly fled, but Obikachi was not lucky.
Police at Chevron Gate arrested him. Police searched him and recovered a
barrette pistol with three live cartridges.”
The suspect, who said he used to ‘hustle’ to sell jeans
at Yaba Market, explained that one of his customers, Henry, initiated him into
the gang.
His words: “Mr. Henry is my customer. After buying
clothes from me that day, he took me to a place and bought me drinks. He took
me to Small Kuramo in Jakande area of Lekki. We were still in the beer parlour
when two other men came to join us. They are Tunde and Chinedu. Mr. Henry said
they were his colleagues. We were there till 7-8pm. It was Tunde who said we
should go and meet Mr. Ismaila that he owed him some money.”
When they got to Ismaila’s house, he was standing at the
gate. The gang stealthily approached and attacked him.
Tunde grabbed him by the trouser and collected his car
key. He handed the key to Chinedu.
“I entered the front seat of the Jeep. On our way, we got
to a certain place where the victim was well known. He suddenly held
the steering, put the car gear to a stop and started shouting. He held me was
he was shouting. Henry and others started running. People living
around the area rushed out. They started beating me and took me to Chevron
Police Post,” recounted Obikachi.
Speaking on the gun found on him, Obikachi said it
belonged to Henry. He said Henry dropped it as he made good his escape.
He however added: “We used two guns. The guns were
provided by Tunde. During the operation, Henry and Tunde used to handle the
guns. I have worked with the gang only twice. The first was also at Ajah area.
We snatched a car, but the owner recovered it from where we parked it. It was a
Honda Accord and it has inbuilt security. The second operation is that one that
landed me in police trouble.”
Source: Juliana Francis Blog
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