I hack uncooperative victims with axe - 20-year-old robber
The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested a suspected armed robber, Olalekan Ajibola, who allegedly
operated on some streets in Mushin, Lagos.
Our correspondent learnt that Ajibola
was first arrested by the Olosan Police Division, Mushin before his case
was transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja.
It was further gathered that one of
Ajibola’s victims, identified simply as Ogungbe, had tipped-off the
police on the suspect’s activities.
Our correspondent learnt that around 3am
on the fateful day, Ajibola had gone to Ogungbe’s residence on Folarin
Street, Mushin and had attempted to break open the door with his axe.
It was learnt that Ogungbe’s wife raised
the alarm, while the husband called the police from the Olosan division
who came to arrest the suspect.
Ajibola, who hails from Abebi in Ibadan, Oyo State, told PUNCH Metro
that an axe was his only weapon for robbery, adding that he had
operated with it on five different occasions, hacking uncooperative
victims.
He said, “I do not live with my parents.
They are divorced. My father is a commercial driver in Lagos. He
shuttles between the Oyingbo and Bariga areas. He also does building
contractor jobs. My mother, however, lives in Ibadan. She is mentally
sick and is confined to the house. She was formerly a chemist but she
stopped working when she fell sick.
“I learnt to rob while in Oyingbo. When I
go out for operations, I carry my axe. I have operated with it on five
different occasions. When I enter houses, I ask people for money, phones
and other valuables. If they resist, I will hack them with the axe. I
use the axe for cutting victims who resist.”
Ajibola added that he took to robbery because of poverty and that there were four other members in his gang.
He said, “I was brought up in a hard
way. That is why I also don’t dress well. I rob in order to survive. I
eat at any restaurant I find myself. I sneak in and out of them to have
my meals. My father does not know or care where I am. It was only my
mother who took care of me initially.
“My father left my mum when her mental
sickness started. Since then, I had been wandering around till I got to
Lagos. I was learning work before in Ibadan. I also sold clothes. I
attended a primary school in Ibadan. That was the only education I had.”
The Lagos State Deputy Police Public
Relations Officer, Lelma Kolle, said he would get back to our
correspondent, but he had yet to do so as of press time.
Source: Punch
