There was a light drama on the workplace of the Lagos State Police Commissioner in Ikeja on Friday as three suspects, who had been arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, had been paraded earlier than the House Committee on Police Affairs.
The suspects, Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Godogodo; Felix Sunday, aka Ok Money; and Nwanyim Uche; pleaded for amnesty.
Godogodo had been described by the police as probably the most needed felony within the South West for the previous 10 years.
He instructed the lawmakers that he had constructed six homes from his loot and by no means stored cash within the bank so as to not be traced by safety brokers.
He mentioned:
"I by no means drank, womanised or attended social occasions. Such vices made one weak and made it simple for the police to seek out and arrest you. I had no pals. I by no means stored cash; I used all of it to construct the homes."
"We do not kill policemen besides on one event after we went to rob in Ajah space of Lagos State. On that individual day, we had ended the theft operation and had been on our approach again when my good friend, Odun noticed a police patrol van. Odun opened hearth and killed all of them as a result of he wanted their AK 47 rifles."
"The unlucky factor about crime is that you just by no means have peace of thoughts. The police had been at all times after me and I by no means lived in a single specific home for greater than a yr. I remorse my motion now and I'd be completely happy if I'm given amnesty."
The different theft suspect, Ok Money, who was among the many robbers that attacked bureau de change operators, mentioned the gang made $4m (N600m) within the operation. He mentioned he bought N45m and have becomean automobile seller.
"I arrange a showroom and registered my firm. I purchased many Tokunbo (international used autos) from Cotonou (Benin Republic) and began promoting them," he said.
"When policemen began chasing me and my boys, I used to be utterly disorganised and the enterprise suffered.I plead for mercy sir."