Nigeria Police: members of the anti-robbery squad (SARS) has apprehended 11 suspects in charge of criminal/robbery offence.
According to investigations, among the eleven suspects, three were military personnel serving from 9 Brigade Military head quarter in Ikeja, one dismissed Air force officer while the other seven were civilian who team up together to rob a bank.
Soldiers from the 9 Brigade headquarters in Ikeja were reported to serve as escort to the other suspect while they carry on robbery attack.
However, they all meet their waterloo on 5 Sept 2017hen they went to rob a secondary school along Mojoda area of Ikeja, Lagos state.
According to Police source, the serving soldiers who were arrested in uniform while on illegal duty were handed over to the Army authorities at 9 Brigade Military Headquarters, Ikeja, for disciplinary action, where they were tried and dismissed.
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The source told Vanguard that: “We arrested the soldiers while on robbery operation and handed them over to the Army authorities. They were tried and dismissed and then sent back to us for prosecution.
“They were charged to court yesterday, alongside their civilian accomplices. The soldiers were identified as ex-PTE Olalekan, ex-PTE Usman and ex-PTE Busayo, while the already dismissed Air Force personnel was identified as Odufoye.
“Other members of the gang include a 30-year-old Ani, Omorede, Emmanuel, Odufuye, Chukwu and Nwekeoma.
“The suspects went to the school with a truck, with number plates LLD-61XQ, with armed men, and vandalised 71 solar panels after they forcefully broke into the solar panel container stealing inverter batteries, which were in store.
“However, luck ran against them when security guard on night duty sighted them and quickly alerted the local vigilante group, who in turn quickly informed the Police.
“The operatives mobilised with vehicles to block the roads leading to Epe town, which led to the arrest of the three soldiers. The other suspects were later picked up in various locations following investigation.”
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“The kingpin of the gang, confessed to series of solar panel site vandalized along Badagry road by the gang. Other places vandalised included government schools with solar panel site like Government Secondary School Badagry, Sito tobethromies, Ajara and some MTN mask installation along Lekki Ajah, Sangotedo and Eleran Igbe along Epe road.”
However, a businessman who stays at Oshodi Arena Shopping complex has been arrested for receiving the stollen goods and sponsoring the gang financially
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