Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Lagos State, have arrested a gang of car snatchers suspected of terrorizing Ikeja and other parts of the state for a long time. The suspects, Sadiq Olayibi, Tolani Adeyinka, Adeleke Teslim and Olayemi Akiloye, met their waterloo when SARS operatives swooped on them at various parts of the state.
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Olabiyi described himself as a kid robber who graduated to a full blown car snatcher. Also arrested was a 50-year-old woman, Lawal Ireti, who was described as the gang's informant.
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Police sources said Ireti provided other jobs for the gang when they were not snatching cars.
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According to the sources, the woman suspect provided information to the gang that led to the robbery of the N8 million from a micro finance bank in Ogba area of Ikeja.
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"The gang specialized in car snatching and they terrorized Ikeja and environs for a lng time.
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They operated during the weekends and their targets were exotic cars. Their activities gave the police, residents and night crawlers in Ikeja sleepless nights and the state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, in his bid to stem the gang's operation, ordered the officer in charge of SARS, SP, Abba Kyari, to trail and apprehend the bandits.
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Kyari, who swiftly swung into action, sent undercover operatives into streets to shop for stolen vehicles.
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Their efforts paid off when they stumbled on oen of the gang members who attempted to sell a stolen Toyota Camry to the undercover operatives.
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He was arrested and his arrest pave the way for the arrest of other members of the gang including Ireti the 50-year-old woman", one of the sources told Sunday Vanguard.
Of course that is how it will always happen. That is why parents must always watch theor kids to know when they're on the wrong path!