Medical Doctor on the run, wanted for alleged involvement in robbery operations
A medical doctor has been fingered as being the brain behind a robbery syndicate in Abuja.
He has been declared wanted by the police.
The suspect, Dr. Ola Jimade is said to be the proprietor of Vital Care Hospital, Kubwa, Abuja.
Five members of the gang, who have been arrested, confessed that Dr Jimade is a member.
The suspects – Sunday Okhomode, aka Sunny-Momoh, 30; Meshak James, 23; a painter, Amusu Koku, 28; a printer, Kunle Obajemi, 49; and a goldsmith, Suleiman Isa, 26 – were paraded on Tuesday in Abuja.
Commissioner of Police in Abuja, Sadiq Bello, said five vehicles, that have their colours changed, have been recovered. Some of the owners, robbed at gunpoint, have identified their respective vehicles.
He said: “In addition to these, four pistols with eight rounds of live ammunition and a face mask carefully concealed in a bag in the office of the runaway Dr. Ola Solomon Jimade, were recovered during the execution of a search warrant in the suspect’s hospital.”
The CP stated that investigation was ongoing to recover more vehicles and arrest other members of the gang.
“If anybody knows the whereabouts of Dr. Ola Jimade, who is said to be an indigene of Ife Olukotun community, Yagba East, Kogi State, he should quickly alert the nearest police station,” he said.
One of the suspects, a painter identifed as Koku, told newsmen that Jimade approached him to repaint the BMW SUV in December 2017, and another car in January this year for N60,000.
A printer, Obajinmi, also confirmed Jimade brought the vehicle for a sticker. Another suspect, Isa, said he bought N1.7m worth of jewelry from the wanted doctor.
Jimade is currently on the run according to the police.
