Driver: A hike in fuel prices pushed me into armed robbery.

Adeniran, during an interview with journalists on Friday in Ikeja, confessed that the hike in fuel price led him to robbery.

“Before, I could do 15 trips a day, but after the rise in fuel price, my business was no longer moving as I wanted, so I ventured into robbery,” he said.

According to him, his two other accomplices always stayed around on the road to carry out the robbery.

Adeniran, who claimed that he had only robbed his passengers on three occasions since he started the robbery business last month, said he was arrested on Saturday when one of the victims sighted him.

“On Saturday morning, I entered a shop and saw the lady I picked up and robbed a day before; she instantly recognised me because I was not wearing a nose mask.

“She raised the alarm, and that was how I was arrested and taken to Ikotun police station,” he said.

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The father of one said that the money he and his gang made was divided into three, in which his share was ₦700,000.

The suspect, who claimed to be a university graduate, said he would not have engaged in criminal activities if he had had a better offer.

“It was not my plan initially to engage in such, just that I do not have a choice, but now I regret involving in robbery,” he said.

While addressing newsmen, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyi, said that the suspect committed the offence on the 8th of July, 2023, at about 11:00 p.m.

“A lady going to Lagos Island from Ikotun booked a ride, and he was picked up at Governor’s Road, Ikotun. On their way, the driver pretended he had a flat tyre, parked the car and alighted.

“Shortly, other members of his gang surfaced and took over the steering while the driver was made to sit at the back. “The driver later brought out a knife and robbed the lady of her money and iPhone.

“Police operatives painstakingly embarked on an investigation that led to the arrest of the suspect at BRT market Ikotun while selling the robbed items,” he said.

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The image-maker said that the operational Toyota Camry Saloon car and knife were recovered from him. He said that the investigation revealed that the suspect and his gang had been robbing people of their valuables in this manner.

According to him, the effort has been put in place to arrest other gang members and recover more operational arms.