“No woman in the gang” – Ikorodu robbery suspects
By Rotimi Akinola
Monday “Alarm Blow” Omoboye, 39; Monday Ikuesan, 37.
Contrary to what has been heavily reported, one of the suspects arrested over the recent robbery incident in Ikorodu said there is no woman in the group.
But there’s a 20-year-old, a teacher in training, and a father of five whose family has no idea that he’s into armed robbery.
There were reports the June 24 operation was led by a woman who appeared to be 20 years old.
“There was no woman in the group,” 25-year-old Bright Agbojule said while being paraded by police on Monday.
Agbojule said he is a student of the College of Education, Ekiadolor in Edo State. He also said the gang consists of 18 robbers and is led by Million and Kakado…sounds like aliases.
“We planned the operation from Ishawo creeks. It was Milton and his men who came to us and told us about the operation. Million brought guys from Warri.
“It was from the creeks that we planned the whole thing and this is my first operation with them. I was among those who kept watch along the road. I was given a pump action gun. We had eight guns and two pump action rifles.
“I did not follow them to Lekki or any other robbery operations, but I know it was the gang that attacked those banks.
“We left very early for the Ikorodu operation and it was some of Million boys who went into the police station, I did not go with them.
“It was Million and Kakado who brought the dynamite used to open the bank doors as well as the guns. They were the ones who also thought us how to use the guns.
“I do not know how much was gotten because it was the leaders who counted and shared the money. My share was N2million from where I bought a Lexus jeep at N1. 5million. I bought jerry can for my brother to start illegal oil bunkering; gave my wife N30, 000 for her joint exam and also gave my friends money.
“I was arrested in Ikorodu where I live. My friend Akpan called me and I didn’t know that it was because police was looking for me.”
Another suspect Monday “Alarm Blow” Omoboye, 39, said he took part in all the robberies the gand had paepetrated. He said he got N400,000 each for the Lekki and Ijede operations. The sum of N2million he got for the Ogolonto attack took his tally to N2.8m.
“I was the boat operator and I drove them in all the operations,” he said.
“I don’t usually leave the boat and one or two men stay with me because the gang will contact them and they will now alert me that it’s time to move.
“My boat is a fibre boat. I usually take them to the creeks in Ishawo but they don’t allow us close to where they share money.
“Our business in the creek is illegal bunkering, pipeline vandalism and armed robbery. That is what we do in Ishawo creeks. I took part in all the robberies because I was their boat operator.
“Yes I am married with five children, but my wife does not know what I am into,” he said.
The other suspects apprehended are 20-year-old Promise Abiwa and Monday Ikuesan, 37.
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