Two
robbery suspects, members of a robbery syndicate that specialize in
snatching money and valuables from unsuspecting passengers were nabbed
by angry mob along stadium road, Ilorin on Wednesday.
According
to the unsuspecting victim, (name withheld), “I went to change some
currency from naira to dollars at a bureau de change. After the
transactions, I stopped the taxi with the men inside. Getting to my
destination, I asked the driver to stop but he said he wanted to pick
someone ahead before dropping me so he moved up a bit and stopped.
I
tried to open the door but it was difficult so the man near me moved
closer to me, I never suspected he wanted to rob me, tried to assist in
opening the door. As I dropped from the cab, I discovered that I have
been robbed so I quickly raised alarm, they quickly threw down my money
and sped off, so passers bye assisted in giving them a hot chase with
Okada and apprehended the two of them”.
It
took the quick intervention of men from Special Anti Robbery Squared,
SARS, for the suspects not to have died of the beating sustained by
angry mob along stadium road and circular Hotel junction where they were
chased to.
The
robbers were arrested in a Mazda taxi cab, Registration number XD 358
KEY Kwara number and officially registered with taxi union with
registration number LRN A5/ 264.
The
Police Public relations Officer, DSP, Femi Fabode confirmed the arrest
of the robbers and stated that they actually specialize in robbing
people coming from banks adding that they have their own taxi with which
they monitor bank customers and pretend that they are taxi drivers on
commercial duty.
As
at time of compiling this report, the PPRO said he doesn’t have their
full identity but confirmed that they are notorious criminals and the
investigations are still on with them as they are remanded at Police ‘A’
Division station, Ilorin.
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