Residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital recently heaved a
sigh of relief after the Anti-Robbery Squad of the Ondo State Police
Command arrested several armed robbery suspects who had been snatching
vehicles and dispossessing their victims of other valuables.
Among the suspects currently undergoing interrogation at the SARS office are Tobechukwu Aguonu a.k.a. Alhaji Seriki Thunder and Uche Igwe. It was gathered that the two suspects, along with one Chinedu (surname unknown) invaded the premises of their latest victim’s house at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 where they hid until about 3a.m. on July 4 when they struck.
Police sources told Crime Reports that the gang gained entrance into their victim’s residence by using an iron cutter to cut the burglary proof. They also reportedly fired two rounds of ammunition to tell their victims that they meant business and needed their cooperation. Notwithstanding, they still injured the man of the house in the mouth with the iron cutter, after which they collected phones, cash and the key of his Nissan Pathfinder SUV along with the documents.
The gang was said to have headed for Ihiala, in Imo State, with the vehicle. On getting to Onitsha, Chinedu, who was alleged to be the mastermind of the operation, got down from the vehicle, with the excuse that he needed to purchase some things.
Unfortunately for them, they were stopped along Owerri Road in Anambra State for a checkup by federal highway patrol team. When they could not give a satisfactory explanation of how they came about the vehicle, the patrol team decided to conduct a search which turned out to be revealing.
They were said to have discovered a driver’s licence and a call to the number on the licence led to a startling discovery. The speaker at the other end told the policemen that he was robbed of his vehicle in the early hours of same day.
Aguonu and Igwe were promptly arrested and transferred to the Ondo State Police Command where the SARS operatives had been interrogating them on their criminal activities. Speaking with Crime Reports, one of the suspects, Igwe, who drove the vehicle, said that he was only hired as a driver and never knew that the vehicle was stolen. However, Seriki Thunder, said that Igwe was with them on the day their victim was attacked, though he confessed that they hired his services to drive a vehicle shortly before going for the operation.
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Among the suspects currently undergoing interrogation at the SARS office are Tobechukwu Aguonu a.k.a. Alhaji Seriki Thunder and Uche Igwe. It was gathered that the two suspects, along with one Chinedu (surname unknown) invaded the premises of their latest victim’s house at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 where they hid until about 3a.m. on July 4 when they struck.
Police sources told Crime Reports that the gang gained entrance into their victim’s residence by using an iron cutter to cut the burglary proof. They also reportedly fired two rounds of ammunition to tell their victims that they meant business and needed their cooperation. Notwithstanding, they still injured the man of the house in the mouth with the iron cutter, after which they collected phones, cash and the key of his Nissan Pathfinder SUV along with the documents.
The gang was said to have headed for Ihiala, in Imo State, with the vehicle. On getting to Onitsha, Chinedu, who was alleged to be the mastermind of the operation, got down from the vehicle, with the excuse that he needed to purchase some things.
Unfortunately for them, they were stopped along Owerri Road in Anambra State for a checkup by federal highway patrol team. When they could not give a satisfactory explanation of how they came about the vehicle, the patrol team decided to conduct a search which turned out to be revealing.
They were said to have discovered a driver’s licence and a call to the number on the licence led to a startling discovery. The speaker at the other end told the policemen that he was robbed of his vehicle in the early hours of same day.
Aguonu and Igwe were promptly arrested and transferred to the Ondo State Police Command where the SARS operatives had been interrogating them on their criminal activities. Speaking with Crime Reports, one of the suspects, Igwe, who drove the vehicle, said that he was only hired as a driver and never knew that the vehicle was stolen. However, Seriki Thunder, said that Igwe was with them on the day their victim was attacked, though he confessed that they hired his services to drive a vehicle shortly before going for the operation.
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