On Sunday, July 14, 2013, a
deadly gang of robbers, led by notorious robbery czar, Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka,
Godogodo, attacked a warehouse belonging to Blessing Aporie Nigeria Limited at
Ajao Estate area of Lagos State and carted away mobile phones worth more than
N50 million.
The robbers also killed a policeman
on guard at the warehouse, leaving one other with severe bullet wounds.
Five members of that gang were later
killed by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, during a
shoot-out along Eko Bridge while three others escaped with bullet wounds.
However, operatives of SARS, led by
Superintendent of Police, Abba Kyari, have arrested the three bandits who
escaped during the shoot-out and they have confessed to the crime and narrated
how Godogodo led them through the operation, which turned out to be his last in
Lagos.
Sources at SARS said four teams of
operatives were deployed that night to track down the robbers when news of the
incident and the attack on policemen filtered in.
The trail
Vanguard gathered that
the team which was deployed to Surulere area, spotted a Honda space bus,
matching the description of the one used by the robbers and they chased it up
to the Eko Bridge where a gun battle ensued, leaving four persons dead while
three escaped. One of the suspects identified as Ganiu Mental was arrested with
bullet wounds.
A source, who spoke on the condition
of anonymity said: “Mental told us that Godogodo led the operation and that
they snatched two Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs, from the Island,
where they also killed a policeman. He provided us with the information that
led to the arrest of the three other bandits that escaped earlier.”
The source added that the police
arrested the first suspect, Ahmed Adelawo, who sustained bullet injury on his
leg, when they intercepted conversation between him and a native doctor, whom
he paid N15,000 to prepare a charm that will prevent the police from arresting
him.
“We arrested the native doctor and we
used him to arrest Adelawo in Ikotun, where he was receiving treatment for his
bullet wound.
“We then used Adelowo to arrest Leke
Ayinde and Abiodun Yinusa,” the source said.
Meantime, the arrest of Yinusa didn’t
come easy as he fled from Lagos State after the robbery incident.
The source said: “He ran to Akwa Ibom
State when he learnt that we had arrested Adelawo, but he came back last
Wednesday to attend to a case he had in court for stealing. Our operatives got
information and stormed the court and arrested him on his way out.
The Ajao Estate operation
“When the bandits were brought before
Godogodo who was arrested penultimate Thursday in Egbeda area of Ibadan, after
a massive manhunt by SARS operatives, they explained that they brought in
Godogodo to help them dislodge the mobile policemen that were on guard at
the warehouse where the robbery took place.
Yinusa, who is a resident of Ajao
Estate, said: “ I owned the job. I was the one who got Adelawo and others
involved. I, Adelawo and Chuks have been operating within Ajao Estate
because we are all residents of that area and we are familiar with the terrain.
“The warehouse is located at the spot
where I usually go to smoke Indian hemp and I know they used to store
expensive mobile phones.
“I have also assisted them in off
loading one of their containers, an opportunity I seized to survey the place.
Three months ago, I, Adelawo and Chuks went to rob at the warehouse and we stole
phones worth only N200,000.
“We couldn’t get into the place where
the expensive phones were stored. After that operation, the owner of the
warehouse changed the doors, installed security camera and they also brought
some armed mobile policemen to guard the place.
Godogodo’s involvement
“My friend, Adelawo, got broke and he
said he wanted us to attack the warehouse again. I told him that it would be
difficult because there were policemen on guard, he said he knew people
who could repel policemen and get what ever they wanted.
“I told him to contact them. One of
them was Godogodo.
“On the night of that operation,
Godogodo came to Ajao Estate in two Range Rover SUVs and he called us to
lead them to the place. On arrival, they cut the key to the gate of the
warehouse, Godogodo and his friends went into the security house, opened fire
on a policeman on guard and collected his rifle, uniform and bullet proof
shirt.
“Then they smashed the wall to the
warehouse with a sledge hammer and gained entrance into the warehouse.
After about 30 minutes, they loaded the SUVs with mobile phones and other
gadgets.
“But on our way out, some
policemen who attempted to confront us were repelled by Godogodo’s superior
fire power and we escaped.
5 members killed
“We drove down to a street in Oshodi
where we shared our loot, but on our way to the Island, where we wanted to drop
off Ganiu Mental, the policemen accosted us and killed five members of our
gang. I managed to escape. I don’t know how Adelawo and Ayinde escaped.”
I didn’t know mobile phones were
target—Godogodo
Reacting to the narrative, Godogodo
told Vanguard that he wasn’t aware that their target in that
operation was mobile phones warehouse.
“I am bigger than mobile phones, I
can’t steal such anymore. These boys told me that there was N70 million
in that warehouse; that was why I went with them.
“If I had known that what we were
going to steal were just mobile phones, I wouldn’t have followed them.
Yes, they told me that policemen were there so I was prepared. I carried over
300 rounds of live ammunition, so I could stand any attack. I don’t know
these boys even if I see them on the road.”
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Let him not die in jail, that's on fair
ReplyDeleteHe should face the firing squad immidiately after investigation
Sweet story
ReplyDeleteThis is the end oFroad Godogodo
ReplyDeleteDo what oshomole has done to them,if there's anything worse,they should receive it cos if only they explain in truth what they have done to people in this life no one will stand,I will not be suprise that a nonesense man will go and stand in d court of law that his defending them,to make bloody money and feed his family,lawyers should also take note of their activities,becos they are not different from d police
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