‘One chance’ robber jumps into Lagos lagoon, 3 others arrested

Three robbery suspects were arrested by the police in Lagos on Monday.

The suspects, John Akinyemi, Paul Oliseh, and Amos Williams, were said to be ‘one chance’ operators who had dispossessed their victims of huge sums of money on Third Mainland Bridge before their cover was blown.

One of the four suspects, while being chased by the police, was said to have jumped into the lagoon with the gang’s loot.

The robbers had abandoned their vehicle and fled on foot after they were crossed by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad.

One of the robbers, who was later identified as Junior, was reportedly hit by speeding vehicles twice on the bridge before leapt into into the Lagoon.

Akinyemi, the gang’s alleged leader, said following their arrest: “There were four of us. I was in charge of calling the team to work.  It was our first trip for the day. We took four passengers in Estate Bus Stop in Alapere.

“They were going to Oshodi. We dispossessed them and dropped them off before Iyana-Oworo one after the other. We took their phones and money. We have been doing this for more than three months. We sell the mobile phones and jewelry, and we share the money,” he added.

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One of the victims, Semiu Oluwaseun, who alerted the RRS officers immediately he was thrown out of the moving bus, said the robbers collected his phone and the sum of N500,000.

Another victim, Jamiu Ojuroye, said he had been robbed of N150,000 by the same gang the previous day, on Sunday night.

He said he was sprayed with a peppery substance on his face before he was thrown off the moving bus around 8pm on Sunday night.