Robbery Suspect Happy Over Having Been Arrested (Nigerian Story)

Ogun Robbery Suspect Happy Over Having Been Arrested

Francis Okonkwo. Credits: The Punch

Okonkwo narrated that but for the intervention of the policemen, he would have been dead as the residents of the place he went to rob were about to kill him, The Punch reports.

Speaking about his criminal way of getting money, the suspect disclosed:

“I made up to N10,000 sometimes, when I was a pick-pocket at the Seme Border at Badagry. But I needed a lump sum of money to set up my electronics repair workshop. So, I decided to take part in this robbery operation.”

He further narrated what had happened on that day, March 24, when one Uche had told him to come to Sagamu.

“I knew Uche about four years ago, when we were working at the Seme Border. At the time, I was doing odd jobs while also making money as a pick-pocket.

 

“Uche left Seme around 2012 and I did not know what he was doing while away. But in February, he came to Seme to buy some clothes and he told me that I should come and visit him in Sagamu.

“The day I went to see him on March 24, he told me of a plan to rob a company along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. That was the only details he gave me.

“By evening, I followed him to a bush around NASFAT and we hid there. He made a call and three other men joined us. I had not seen them before. Uche opened a leather bag he was carrying and brought out a locally made shotgun and pistol. He held on to one and gave the other to one of the other men. All I held was a machete.”

One of the robbers raped a woman, Okonkwo adding that he had nothing to do with the evil act.

“The woman was with her husband. But he raped the woman there. I did not take part and neither did the others.”

Soon the locals raised alarm and gathered outside yelling “Thief! Thief!” The gang members tried to escape, but not all of them managed to do that.

“We went to the roof of the next house, still no way to escape for me. Three of our members, including Uche were lucky. I did not know when they escaped.

“Not long after that, the residents caught me and another member of our gang called Igwe. They beat us mercilessly and I thought they were going

Igwe was said to have died from the injuries. Okonkwo was bleeding when the police arrived. Therefore, he was first rushed to he hospital for treatment as the injuries were serious.
In conclusion, the suspect expressed hope he would see his son again to warn him against becoming a criminal:

“I pray I see my son again. The first thing I would tell him is never to indulge in crime.” READ