A suspected armed robber, Ugochukwu
Nnaji, has said that he and other members of his gang decided to rob
during the Yuletide in order to celebrate the period like the rich in
the society.
Nnaji was one of the two suspects
arrested by the operatives of the Imo State Police Command. The suspects
specialised in trailing and dispossessing unsuspecting bank customers
of their money.
Speaking with Southern City News after
they were paraded by the Imo State Police Command in Owerri, Nnaji said
the coming of Christmas and New Year usually reminded them that it was
time to rob bank customers and enjoy like the rich within the period.
He pointed out that the money they made
from menial jobs was always not enough for them to live big like wealthy
people, adding that they had been in the “business” (robbing bank
customers) for a long time.
“We do it in every festive period,
especially Christmas and New Year to also celebrate the period lavishly
like others, who have made money.
“The menial jobs we do would not make us
be in line with others during the celebration,” Nnaji, who was arrested
on Friday alongside his friend, Chibueze Mgboji, told newsmen.
The duo was arrested by the police after they allegedly attacked a new generation bank and carted away a huge sum of money.
Nnaji, a native of Oboro Amurie in Isu
Local Government Area, and Mgboji, a native of Obudi Agwa in Oguta LGA
were said to be a two-man gang that specialised in trailing and robbing
bank customers in the state capital.
Briefing newsmen at the command’s
headquarters, Owerri, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Taiwo
Lakanu, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended while escaping with
money stolen from a Fidelity Bank customer in Ikenegbu, Owerri.
The CP, who stated that the alarm raised
by the victim attracted operatives of the police, said, “They were
immediately given a hot chase and were apprehended.
“Their loot was instantly recovered as
they tried to escape. The two suspects, who have confessed to the crime,
will soon be charged to court.”
Lakanu noted that the criminals rode on a
motorcycle, stating that the two suspects had earlier monitored another
bank customer (name withheld) and snatched his bag containing N150,
000.
Lakanu said, “Immediately he came
out of the bank with a bag containing money, the duo, operating on a
motorcycle, waylaid him and snatched the bag.”
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