Gbenga Babatunde, 25 was
arrested while he was trying to rob a lady that had gone to make use of an
Automated Teller Machine, ATM, at Alaba Rago Market, Ojo Local Government Area
of the state.
Babatunde, in his
confessional statement, revealed that to rob early users of ATMs, he passed the
night at a targeted point. He also said that he had robbed over 35 ATM users in
Alaba Rago Market area before his arrest. The suspected gun-wielding robber was
chased and arrested by the operatives patrolling the area, during which a
cut-to-size locally-made gun, two live cartridges and some debit cards were
recovered from him.
His accomplice, who the
suspect claimed introduced him to the crime escaped. Confession Babatunde
narrated: “I have been in the crime since I met my colleague, Samson Baba
Ramadan. I met him at Field Joint, Alaba, two years ago and since then we have
been working together. “We have robbed about 35 people together. We get to a
target ATM point by 4a.m. and hide in any shop close-by. As soon as anybody
collects money, we will accost the person, collect the money and escape.
The last money we got from
a victim was N40,000. “This morning (Saturday), we wanted to collect money from
a lady. She ran away. We thought she had gone, not knowing that she went to
inform RRS. This was around 5a.m. They pursued us and arrested me but my partner
escaped. “I don’t go home. I sleep in a hotel at Alaba Rago.
It is only whenever I don’t
have money that I go home. I have no wife and no child.” Meanwhile, the case
has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, for
further investigation and prosecution. The state’s police spokes-person,
Superintendent Dolapo Badmus, confirmed the arrest.
May person dey fear to collect money
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