Islanders Magazine

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 BANKERS NABBED FOR AIDING BANDITS TO STEAL ($75,000)

A marketer with a new generation bank and two other suspects were yesterday paraded by the police in Lagos for alleged robbery.　 Oyediran (first name withheld) supplied the information that led to the snatching of the $75,000:00 (12 Million Naira) from a customer at the Alausa, ikeja branch of the bank by ogunbiyi and imoh (first name withheld).

The trio was among the 11 robbery suspects paraded by the police commissioner Umar Manko, even as a soldier yesterday risked his life to disarm a suspected robber in Lagos.　 Parading the suspects before the journalists last week, Manko said his command also recovered the fire vehicles from the various gangs.

　 Policemen attached to the state Anti robbery squad (SARS) Ikeja, arrested ogunbiyi and Imoh who assisted the police in arresting oyediran.

　 Oyediran, who worked as a marketer attached to the Alausa branch, allegedly confessed to have given out information to the gang that dispossessed a woman of her $75,000. The victim was indeed robbed at gun point along the Marina road immediately she left the bank.

The gang members had been arrested on July 17 while oyediran was arrested in his office on July 26.　 Two live cartridges and local pistols were recovered from the trio.

CP Manko has therefore warned robbers to leave Lagos or face the consequences.

One of the gang members is specialized in snatching vehicles.　 The members are Unachukwu, Uchenna and Shed rack.　 Two other suspects Abidakun was arrested in Delta State and Idowu in Kogi state.

Policemen recovered three Toyota coaster buses belonging to schools, one Toyota hiace and other locally made gun from another gang.

According to the reports given to ISLANDERS MAGAZINE hints that the police said the gang allegedly lead by Unachukwu robbed a woman identified as Nneka on Allen Avenue on May 23.　　 His arrest and apprehension lead to the arrest of five more suspects.　 The command said they have confessed to other robberies in the state.　　 On how they were arrested the commander of SARS Abba Kyari a superintendent of police said that he was tipped off that suspected robbers were at the Iddo park Ebute Metta.　　 He therefore led his team to the scene and arrested Ernest and Charles and one opera safira was recovered.

Upon investigation the suspect confessed that they operate along ijebu-ode ore express way.　 The police later discovered the car was snatched at gun point in Ogun state.　

Lance coporal Musa Adamu　 who is attached to the 81 division of the Nigerian Army in Lagos　 yesterday saved two residents who were attacked by a suspected robbers.

Adamu single handedly disarmed the robber that had tried to operate on the Alaka bridge.　 The soldier arrested the gunmen who had attempted to rob a staff of an insurance company. The suspect was caught using a locally made pistol to snatch a Toyota corolla car from employees of the insurance company.

　 Speaking to the ISLANDERS REPORTER Adamu said he accosted the suspect on Alaka bridge trying to rob one ishioma　 Moshie and disarmed him.　　　 Army spokesman in Lagos, Lt. Colonel Kayode　 Ogunsanya　 said the soldier in his rare display of bravery and patriotism has further demonstrated the immense contribution of 81 division towards aiding the civil authorities on safe guarding lives and properties of law abiding citizens.

　　 Ogunsaya said the 81 division has handled over the case and the pistol to the bar beach police station Victoria Island.