arrested three suspected members of a robbery gang who robbed
popular Fuji star, Pasumu Wonder, of his Range Rover Sport Utility
Vehicle, SUV, and an unspecified amount of money, four months ago in
Lagos.
Suspected leader of the gang simply identified as Ade, reportedly
bought a Toyota Camry saloon car, with his own share of the
loot.Pasuma, had reported in May 2013, that he was robbed of his SUV
and an undisclosed sum at gun point at Amadiyah area of Egbeda.
Aside robbing the musician said to be on his way to a function, the
gunmen also abducted him and one of his aides, drove a distance
before dropping them off at Itele, a boarder town in Ogun State.
The suspects identified as Fatai Balogun, Wale Akinjobi and Gbenga
Kolawole during interrogation, confessed to have come all the way from
Ogun state to operate.
A source, who craved anonymity told Crime Alert that the police
launched a manhunt for the gang after Pasuma's encounter, during
which they were intercepted.
The gang, as gathered, also attacked a wealthy man in Iju Ishaga area
of Lagos,where they robbed him of N500,000, his mobile phones and
other valuables. After the operation, one of them, Wale who resides
around the area reportedly dug a hole at the back of his compound
where he buried his weapon.
But unknown to him, a resident said to have sighted him, alerted the
police who quickly arrested him and transferred him to the SARS.During
interrogation, Wale reportedly confessed that his gang robbed Pasuma.
His confessional statement, as gathered, led to the arrest of other
suspected members.
Fatai Balogun, told Crime Alert that leader of the gang, Ade, got the
highest share from Pasuma's loot. "He was the one who searched Pasuma
and collected money from him. But nobody knew the amount he got. Few
days later, he bought a Toyota Camry car with the loot but gave us
peanuts. I have gone on several operations with Ade. One of them was
at Ajah area where we snatched a car at gun point along Epe road. We
did that operation with Ade's car but we had a little problem on the
road after Ade ran into a ditch. We had to abandon the car when
policemen came looking for us but Ade later sent a towing vehicle to
retrieve the car.
Wale brought the job that landed me in trouble. He told me there
was a rich man who lives in his area, that he would want me to
follow him execute the job because he does not have the expertise to
do it. I accepted because the job was an easy one, as there won't be
much huddles getting inside. We were three in number that went for
the operation.
I took N120,000 and gave Wale and Gbenga their share. I sold the
laptops we took from the man for N40,000 each and at the end, I
relocated to my base in Abeokuta, Ogun State. I don't know how Wale
mishandled the gun he used for the operation, which led to his being
sighted by one of his neighbors,"he stated.
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