These four men are
part of the armed robbers wore military uniforms to rob a bank in Lekki on the
12th of march, 2015, where five people were killed during the robbery (3
policemen and two civilians, including a 15-year fish seller).
They were paraded on Wednesday by Lagos State Police
Commissioner. Their names were given as Duke Odogbo, 38, Lawrence Kingsley, 31,
Ebi Tosan, 20, and Ekelemo Kuete, 30.
One of the suspects, Odogbo,
gave a graphic explanation of how the bank robbery took place, and said
they planned the deadly operation in 24 hours at Tarkwa Bay.
Read his story to
newsmen below:
“I was invited by a friend from Warri, Delta State, to come
for bunkering job. But on reaching Lagos, I was told it was a bank robbery.“I
told them I was into bunkering and not robbery. But because they told me we
were going to make much money from it, I decided to join them. Continue to read after cut..
“On the day of the operation, we left Tarkwa Bay at about
4.30 p.m., in two boats; with 11 persons on each. But one of the boats
developed fault on the way. We all entered the good one.“We got to the bank few
minutes after 5p.m. Immediately we left the canal, some of us went to the road
and started firing, thereby making way for those of us that would go inside. I
led the team that went in.
“We were all putting on Army camouflage. I shattered the
entrance glass with bullets and when we got inside, we demanded for the money
realized for that day. The manager told us they did not make much.
“But we broke into one of their strong rooms where we got
some money. We also broke into two ATM boxes, but there was no money in either
of them. We told ourselves that the operation must not exceed 40 minutes.
“To my surprise, by the time we were leaving, I discovered
that my colleagues were with seven extra rifles. When I asked, they said they
saw some policemen in a van, concluded they were there for us and shot at them.
I was not the one that shot the policemen. I did not kill anyone.
“It was when we got to the forest, located in an island in
Ikorodu that we discovered that the amount stolen was N15 million and I got
N500,000. I used my share to boost my bunkering business.”
On his part, Kuete confessed that he drove one of the speed
boats, adding that he was given N50,000 at the end of the operation.
Kuete, who resides at Arepo area of Ogun State, said:
“I must confess, I
knew that we were going to rob a bank. I am a bunkerer at Arepo and I make at
least N80,000 from each operation.I was hired to take them to the bank. I
remained in the boat with four others, while the rest left for the bank.
“When they came back, we headed straight for our hideout,
where our leaders shared the money according to individual’s involvement. I got
N50,000.”
Recovered from the suspects were a 2008 model Honda Accord
car purchased by one of the suspects from his share of the loot; a white
Blackberry Z10 phone, one Apple i-Phone 5, one military face cap, used during
the operation, and 120 expended ammunition
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