has confessed to hiring a seven-man
robbery gang to steal $383,000 (N61,
280, 000) from his father.
The suspect, who works with his father,
told PUNCH Metro that he hired
notorious robbery kingpin, Abiodun
Ogunjobi, aka Godogodo, to steal the
money from his father who owns a
bureau de change at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport,
Lagos.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the gang
robbed Mohammed's father twice.
Mohammed, who is being detained at
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja,
said, "My father is a bureau de change
operator at the airport. I am the one
who arranged a seven-man armed
robbery gang led by Godogodo to rob
my older brother, Ibrahim who was
carrying my father's money amounting
to $383,000.
"I told the gang that my father had
dollars. The first operation was when
Ibrahim wanted to convey money from
local airport to international airport, I
called Godogodo and gave him the car
number plate and the colour of the car.
I told them not to kill my brother, but
to shoot into the air. I knew my brother
would release the money because my
father told us not to drag money with
armed robbers. They collected
$350,000 and gave me only two
bundles which is $20,000
"In the second operation they stopped
my brother in front of Air Force Bus Stop
and collected $33,000 and they gave me
$8,000."
The suspect also confessed to have
joined Godogodo in some robbery
operations in the state.
"I am a member of the robbery gang.
My role is to find targets and also
information which I give to the gang.
That is why they call me 'Target man'."
Mohammed, who claimed to be a 400
Level student of History and
International Relations at the Lagos
State University, said he was introduced
to robbery by one Akin he met in 2008.
When asked how he spent his loot, the
Kano State indigene said, "I used my
money to build a mosque in Kano and
buy 17 rams for some people in Kano."
Another suspect, Okechukwu Lawrence,
who was arrested alongside
Mohammed, confessed that he was the
one handling the weapons for the gang.
The indigene of Imo State said, "My
work is to keep ammunition for the gang
after collecting AK47 rifles from the
policemen the gang shot dead. I joined
the gang to get enough money to boost
my spare parts business in Ladipo
market."
PUNCH Metro had reported on July 8,
2013, that a gang of robbers invaded 04
Hotel in Ajah area of the state, killing
the owner of the hotel, Olanrewaju
Subair and five others.
Godogodo, who owned up to the crime,
said he killed Subair because he was a
police informant and had assisted the
police in arresting his colleague, Odun.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide, said the suspects would soon be
charged to court.
Source: punchng
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