Suspected One Million Boys Armed Robbery-gang Members Arrested Trying to Rob a Church During Vigil (Photos)
Three
young men suspected to be members of the dreaded One Million Boys
armed-robbery gang have been arrested by the police as they planned to
rob a church during night vigil.
The suspected armed robbers arrested by the police
Policemen in Lagos have arrested three suspected members of One
Million boys armed-robbery gang terrorizing the Badagry area of Lagos
State. The three men arrested are: Sodiq Yinusa, Azeez Ajadi and Idris
Abdulganiyu.
It was gathered that the suspects were apprehended by the Area K
Command, Morogbo, while they were allegedly attempting to rob a church
in the J4 area of Seme, Badagry, during a vigil. The policemen also
recovered a double-barreled locally-made pistol and a toy gun from the
suspects.
However, the armed-robbers have denied they came to rob. According
to one of the thieves, 25-year-old Ajadi said the three of them ran out
of transport fare after they visited their friend in the area, and they
decided to go to the church to beg for transport fare when the policemen
arrested them. He denied being a member of the dreaded One Million boys
robbery gang.
“I am not a One Million boys’ member. The tattoos on my body
are just for fashion. The two others and I went to visit our friend in
the area, and we ran out of transport money. It was around 11pm.
“We were stranded and we did not know where to turn to for
help. Fortunately, we saw a church holding a vigil and we decided to go
there. A man was bathing in a shed near the church. We explained our
plight to him.
“Instead, he ran away and alerted a vigilance group that brought the police to arrest us.” He said.
Another of the suspected armed-gang member, Yinusa from Ede, Osun State who is just 22-years said: “I
do not know where the police brought these guns. I dropped out of
secondary school, and I am learning a trade. We had gone to the J4 area
to see a friend, not for robbery.
“My parents are at home in Seme. They have warned me not to call them again. They are afraid of the police.”
However while speaking about the incident and how the armed-robbers
were arrested, a police source revealed that the boys came to the area
to rob. He revealed the suspected armed-robbers were nabbed with the
help of Vigilante group in the area and guns were recovered from them.
“When they were arrested at the church, they claimed to have
lost their transport fare. But how could three men move from Okokomaiko
to Seme, Badagry, without having transport fare? They initially drank
and lurked in the area till 11pm when it was most conducive for them to
strike. Then they stormed the church.
“We are still looking for other gang members. It was with the help of the vigilance group that the suspects were arrested.” the source said.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said the
suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were
concluded.
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