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Dismissed Airforce personnel who leads a one-chance robbery gang apprehended in Lagos

by Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
February 29, 2020
in Metro
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Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a dismissed private airforce personnel and leader of one chance robbery gang in Lagos.

WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the 50-year-old suspect identified as Matthew Tokeme was arrested on Tuesday with his Sienna car which he uses for his operation.

According to a statement from Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, Tokeme with his four other gang members operated in Ojodu to CMS route, Abule to CMS, Iyana – Ipaja to Ikeja routes between 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m targeting mostly women as passengers.

Other members of the robbery gang were identified with nicknames as Papa, Brown, Oyeewo and Segun maintained a closely knit gang.

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The statement reads in part;

“Tokeme, who is the owner of the Sienna vehicle with number plate APP 488 FH, disclosed to the police that the blue Sienna was sent to him by his friend based in Germany.

The gang after taking their victims dispossessed them of their valuable before dropping them in desolate locations early in the morning”.

One of the victims (name withheld) informed the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, DCP Olatunji Disu about the activities of the gang before he ordered RRS Decoy to go after the one chance gang. The victim revealed that the gang dropped her in Billings Way, Ikeja at dawn after dispossessing her of an HP laptop, hard drive and money.

The victim revealed that the gang dropped her in Billings Way, Ikeja at dawn after dispossessing her of an HP laptop, hard drive and money.

After series of investigations, the suspect confessed to the crime

“My friend, who is based in Germany, bought the car for me to be using for commercial purposes. He bought the car for me because he realised that my business was not going on well. But I started using the car for ‘one chance’ and was operating between Abule-Egba and Ijaiye from 5:00 a.m to 6:00 a.m” he said

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