that attacked two commercial banks in Ikorodu on
Monday have claimed responsibility of other bank
robberies recorded in Lagos this year. And also given
a detailed account of the operation.
The suspects – Monday Omoboye (39), aka Alarm
Blow; Bright Agbojule (25), Monday Ikuesan (37)
and Promise Abiwa (20) were paraded by the
outgoing Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Kayode
Aderanti.
Their arrest was sequel to the interception of one of
the gang members by soldiers who discovered that
the hoodlum had mint notes with bank seals on it.
Following a tip off by the soldiers in Ondo State to
the Lagos CP, the four suspects were rounded up
with two Lexus Jeeps and an Infiniti jeep with
registration numbers KRD29DA, 642DQ and
EKY641DB respectively, recovered.
According to the TheNation, the suspects claimed
that their 18-man gang, aside raiding banks in Lekki,
Ijede and Ebute (both in Ikorodu) also engaged in
pipeline vandalism and illegal bunkering.
Giving a detailed account on the operation, Agbojole
who said they were "small fries" in the gang, told
reporters that their leaders were Million and Kakado.
He claimed that he was contacted a week to the
operation, adding that he obliged them because of
poverty.
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