The Lagos State Special
Anti-Robbery Squad has arrested a suspected car snatcher, 29 year old Donatus
Okike, who allegedly stole vehicles at gunpoint in different areas of Lagos.
The police said the suspect was
a member of 4 man gang and was arrested in the Igando area, allegedly at an
auto spare parts market in Lagos where they sold the parts of stolen vehicles.
It was gathered that the gang would remove the number plates
of stolen vehicles so that the buyers would think the vehicles were imported
used vehicles (Tokunbo).
Okike, from Ohaozara Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State, said he was preparing to take the stolen vehicles to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to
sell when he was arrested. He said that his only role was to drive the vehicles
to the buyers.
“I worked formerly as a truck
driver. That was in 2009. My boss was Mr. Ogbonna Okorie, who used to load bags
of rice in the Seme area. My route is from Mile 2 to the border area. I also
ply the Idiroko area in Ogun State. I came to Lagos in 2005, and I used to stay
with my uncle in the Maryland area before I joined the gang.
“The first vehicle we stole was
a Toyota Camry. I drove it to Benin, Edo State, where we sold it for N600,000.
The second car was a Toyota Sienna which I took to Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
and sold for N700,000. I sold it to one Lucky Oboh. We usually removed the
plate numbers when selling so that our buyers would not suspect the vehicles
were stolen. I was given N300,000 as my share.
“The third one was another
Toyota Camry, which I drove to the Badagry area of Lagos to sell. The fourth
was a Toyota Sienna and I was to also take it to Port Harcourt when the police
arrested me. I am not the gang leader. The leader is known simply as Segun.
“My role is to find a buyer for
the vehicle and drive it to his location after an agreement. It was the gang
leader who operated with this gun. I was also a drug addict and
The remaining 3 members of the
armed robbery gang, Nonso, Segun and Donald are still at large.
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