Police Used Charm To Arrest Me In Lagos – Robbery Suspect

A robbery suspect, Ahmed Rewanu, aka Alagbara, has
said the police arrested him with charm because he was
caught unawares which made it difficult for him to
escape.
The 27-year-old was among four suspects arrested by the
Rader Squad of the State Department of Criminal
Investigation, Yaba.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects ─ Rewanu,
Rahmon Alao, Mufu Akanni, aka Olosa Oko and Lukman
Suleiman, aka Stubborn ─ were among the suspected
robbers wreaking havoc in the Orile Iganmu area of
Lagos State.
They were said to have been raided at a hotel in the
Orile area by the police team, which was led by the
Deputy Commander of the Anti-Robbery Squad.
Rewanu explained that his group always used the
opportunity of street fights to rob residents, adding that
three members of the gang had guns.
He said, “The police used charm to arrest me. I was
caught unawares.
“Anytime there was a fight at Amukoko, Alaba and Orile
Iganmu, I always joined in the fight with other boys. We
are about 10 in number, but only three of us have guns.
“After each fight, we always went to a hotel where we
shared our loots. I have collected up to six phones, which
I sold to our leader at the rate of N3, 000 each. Our
leader bought all the items we stole from us and resold
them.”
The Kwara State indigene said the gang leader was still at
large, and might not be arrested anytime soon.
Alao, 22, however, said the gang used sticks with nails to
rob residents and passersby.
“We do not carry guns; we only use sticks with nails.
When we are fighting, we rob innocent people on the
road and collect their phones. I have only stolen two
phones,” he said.
The other two suspects also confessed to be members of
the group, but denied using guns to rob residents of the
state.
A police source said the police were on the trail of other
members of the group.
He said, “There are many of them causing troubles in the
area and we have been looking for them.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State
Command, Patricia Amadin, said she would call our
correspondent back on the matter, but she had yet to do
so as of the time of filing this report.