How robbery gang lured victim with girl

Three members of a five-man robbery gang that operates along Igando-Obadore and Iba Expressway, a Lagos suburb, have been arrested after a member of the gang gave one of their victims his phone number.

The gang has a female spy, who lures men to areas where the waiting gang members rob them. Seun Kuye, Sakiru Oseni and Jeremiah Lucky, are the suspects arrested. According to Kuye, “a friend of ours told us that a young man was molesting his girlfriend and that he wanted us to deal with him. “As the man drove into the neighbourhood and alighted, we threatened him and he said that we should not attack him that he will give us whatever we want.

 “I collected his ATM card and gave it to my other friend who went to the bank to withdraw money. They collected N140,000 from his account and gave me N20,000. I have not done this kind of job before.” Defending himself, 30-year-old Oseni said: “I sell laptop, phones and accessories. Seun and I grew up in the same neighbourhood at Obadore.

 “He called me one morning. When I met them, he collected an ATM card from the victim and gave it to me. “I withdrew N140,000 and they gave me N15,000. This is the first time I have been involved in this kind of job. “I was arrested because I was the one that gave the victim my phone number. I was not the person that initially collected his phone; it was Obinna.

 “I had assured the victim that once I collected the phone from Obinna I will give it to him. I gave him my number so he can reach me anytime. “Eventually, Obinna gave me the phone and I sold it when I did not hear from the victim. Police arrested me after they traced my SIM card.”