Sunakmi Adeoye, a 41-year-old robbery suspect who is currently cooling off in a cell at the Lagos State Police Command, has admitted that he turned to crime to get money to buy baby supplies for his pregnant wife.
Adeoye, who was detained together with Owoseni Adekunle, 27, and Kamurudeen Kadiri, 30, said, “Aro got me involved in the operation after I complained to him that I needed cash to take care of my pregnant wife, and also purchase baby items as she will soon put to bed.
“He told me we were going for a robbery operation and I agreed to be part of it because he assured me that I will get money from it. I am a photographer, but I need help.”
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Explaining further, Adeoye said “It was Aro that introduced me to Kamurudeen and Owoseni. I didn’t know them before the robbery operation.
“This is our first child; my wife doesn’t know that I have been arrested.”
It was discovered that the group belongs to an interstate robbery gang that specializes in stealing and reselling stolen cars in the states of Lagos, Ondo, and Ogun.
On August 31, the three suspects were apprehended while attempting to sell the metallic gray Toyota Corolla they had stolen in Ondo state in the Berger district of Lagos.
The gang’sleader is still at large, though.
When confirming their capture, SP Benjamin Hundeyin of the Lagos State Police Command said that an investigation was underway to apprehend the gang’s eluders and that the suspects would be presented in court following the probe.
Speaking on how he got involved in the robbery, 27-year-old Owoseni Adekunle said: “I started by stealing and selling people’s generators.
“I made between N15, 000 and N20,000 each time I stole and sold a generator. From there I began to steal and sell Cocoa.
“I don’t drink, smoke or womanize, I used the proceed I made from petty stealing to feed. I am a tiler but I hardly get jobs.
“It was Aro that got me involved in the robbery. He informed me about the operation. He took us to the location because he is familiar with the area.
“We went for the operation at about 3 a.m., while people were asleep.
“When we got to the house, Aro tore the net on the window and used a very long stick to take the car key from a stool where it was placed. The stick has a nail inserted in middle.
“Aro gave me the car key after collecting it and I drove the car from Akure to Lagos-Ibadan Road, where we waited for the buyer. We were arrested while waiting for the buyer.”
