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We Pray Before Every Operation, Say Suspected Robbers


The arrested robbery gang .

Four of a robbery gang who were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command have said they usually prayed to God before any operation.

One of the suspected robbers, Mutalubi Abdullahi, explained that the prayer was to ensure that only ‘sinners’ would be dealt with by the gang, while the ‘innocent’ would be spared.

Abdullahi, who was arrested along with Ismaila Moruf, Opeyemi Akinyemi and Sarah Emmanuel, were arrested by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command, for robbing early morning pedestrians and motorists in the Mile 2 area of the state.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the gang, which operated on commercial motorcycles otherwise called okada, made use of three locally-made guns in their operations.

According to the police, the female member of the gang, Emmanuel, allegedly supplied two of the three guns. It was gathered that two of the guns had, however, been recovered by the police.

The police said the suspected robbers, who were arrested from their respective hideouts in Iyana Iyesi, Sango Ota, Ogun State, also operated in the Agege, Isolo and Oshodi areas.

It was gathered that the mode of operation of the gang was to attack unsuspecting motorists and pedestrians on the expressway early in the morning and during traffic hitches.

But 29-year-old Abdullahi from Igbeti, Oyo State, said he and other of the gang were driven into robbery by poverty. He said they were careful to rob only those who deserved to be robbed.

He said, “That is why we usually prayed to God before embarking on any operation. The prayer was for God to protect us and to bring only sinners our way so that those who were innocent would be spared.

“I was formerly working as a beater in Oyingbo, Lagos State. I started robbing just last year. I have gone on robbery operations about 10 times.

“The gang has three guns. We only use the guns to frighten people. Mile 2 Expressway, Alapere and Oshodi are areas where we operated. The money I made from beating and okada riding was not sufficient. That was why I took to robbery.”

Thirty-year-old Akinyemi, who was an also an okada rider before ing the gang, said he made about N25,000 from each robbery operation.

He said, “I was an okada rider, but when I had an accident with the okada, I stopped the business. I made about N25,000 each from about four operations I went with the gang. Our style was to attack people during traffic jams. My wife did not know I was a member of a robbery gang. It is true that we prayed before our operations, asking for protection as we went out.”

Moruf, 30 from Epe, Lagos, said he was lured into the gang after his job as a roadside mechanic did not bring sufficient income.

The only female in the gang, 31-year-old Emmanuel, who allegedly supplied them with guns, said her friend, Modinat, convinced her to buy the guns for the gang.

She added that apart from getting guns for the gang, she had not gone for any operation.

She said, “I was working as a hairdresser. It was one of my friends, Modinat, who called me and said the gang needed a gun. Modinat was a girlfriend to one of them. She then asked me to come with her and I did. We got the two guns for N25,000 at Idi Iroko from some mechanics. That was in February. I know I am guilty.”

Our correspondent learnt that the gang was arrested, after several complaints had reached the former commissioner of police, AIG Umar Manko, about robberies in the area.

It was gathered that Manko had then directed SARS Commander, SP Abba Kyari, to go after the robbers.

A police source at the command said investigations into the matter were ongoing.

http://www.punchng.com/news/we-pray-before-every-operation-say-suspected-robbers/

Then he is no longer a suspect but a criminal, mbok.

Ebong ya afon do ke cell

Question is, who do those guys pray to, God? Oh I , there is church of satan now!

tundabolt: Then he is no longer a suspect but a criminal, mbok.

Na so our political leaders dey pray too. After prayers, they loot our treasury like there is no God.

Really? Tell me more...

very hilarious....

Pray to who?.?
I guess they pray to Satan.

25k per operation? Broke robbers. Why risk spending half of ur life in prison for a 25k? And one of them left a beating work. My beater makes that from me in a day.

Who never knew from the get-go that Nigerians are just a set of brainwashed fooools regarding all things religion!?

@least they pray

the real criminals are our Oga's @ the Top
looting Nigeria Dry since 1st of october 1960

Wt6!

Lol every body wants to prosper in his business even those heartless demons called BH who are killing innocent people like chickens pray and thank Allah for their victory even though their victory is from the devil.

Everybody prays for good business...

Highway to hell

God will answer una prayers in hell.......... ijeoma as u bought the bus to hell

it is such a deadly profession......prayer is crucial....nobody wanna die.......

"Oh God please see us through this operation. We promise not to kill anybody but to loot them only. We promise you 20% as tithe."

And the others chorus, "Amen" with guns raised in the air.




where are the human right organization?

In everything sha, man need to pray abi?

So they are agent of God to punish sinner and spare innocent abi?

Thunder fire! them....they should rot in hell

Does the name Shina Rambo ring a bell? The most notorious armed robber in the history of Nigeria is now a pastor. Read it Here After serving their jail just like Shina Rambo, they will become pastors and start collecting offering and tithes, another way to rob.

This thread go sweet.

*quietly polishes gun*

Ok. I hope they pay their tithes too?

and they come back successfully each time they do? Well i tnk God is jst saving them maib they'll change bt since they dn't e don catch dm. Cos i blve they do pray ds tym,bt theyve rech climax

APC recruit

ha

Faun: This thread go sweet.

*guietly polishes gun*

u sure

just like sum pple pray before they scatter sum girls womanliness

Airforce1: Apc recruit

Are you always this stvpid or you are just putting up your best behaviour?

Smh

equlibrium: In everything sha, man need to pray abi?

na so sha

Why dem no go pray, shey they no wan comeback ni?