A seven- man gang, including a doctor
and a pastor was paraded by the police in Lagos yesterday.
The gang allegedly killed three policemen while attempting to break into the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of Access Bank Plc on November 16 last year at Ayobo, a Lagos suburb.
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
They are: Tairu Kareem (40), a welder; Jonathan Nsirim (36), Dr. Tajudeen Dosumu (65), Pastor Isaiah Willie (40). The three others, Daniel Onuoha (34), Eyo Bassey (35) and Confidence Saviour (30), died from the injuries sustained during exchange of gunfire with the police.
The police, Manko said, recovered 12 AK47 and two K2 rifles, 30 AK47 magazines, one pump-action gun; one police Walkie-Talkie, one hammer and cutter; eight gas cylinders and a damaged ATM machine.
Manko paraded the suspects at the Command’s Headquarters in Ikeja, with the recovered arms and ammunition.
He confirmed that on November 16, last year, at 1am, the gang stormed Access Bank Plc, Ayobo Branch to burgle the ATM, but policemen from the Ayobo Division led by the late Assistant Superintendent of Police Longinus Amuzie in response to a distress call, ambushed them.
The suspects, he said, killed three policemen, including Longinus, adding that while others sustained injuries, the robbers took away two AK47 rifles belonging to the policemen.
Manko said the suspects were arrested through diligent investigation and deployment of advance technology driven by SARS team led by Superintendent of Police (SP)Abba Kyari.
Dosumu, who claimed to be the owner of Kola Hospital Okeoluwa, Igando, a Lagos suburb, said he attended a university in Osun State, but dropped out at 400 level.
“One of my elder brothers arranged my medical certificate with the help of some lecturers at the university. They paid about N20,000 for it. The same brother arranged my housemanship at a university in the North and also assisted me to gain employment with the then Ikeja General Hospital, now Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where I worked for 14 years. The gang paid me N20,000 for using my car when it attacked a bank at Ayobo and another at Idimu. My first child is in the US Navy, while my daughter is in Germany,” he said.
He said he did not know what led him into crime. “I have one hospital known as Kola Hospital at Igando. I had never been involved in any crime,” he said, asking: “Why is it that it is now that I am over 60 that I find it interesting to go into crime?”
The gang allegedly killed three policemen while attempting to break into the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of Access Bank Plc on November 16 last year at Ayobo, a Lagos suburb.
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
They are: Tairu Kareem (40), a welder; Jonathan Nsirim (36), Dr. Tajudeen Dosumu (65), Pastor Isaiah Willie (40). The three others, Daniel Onuoha (34), Eyo Bassey (35) and Confidence Saviour (30), died from the injuries sustained during exchange of gunfire with the police.
The police, Manko said, recovered 12 AK47 and two K2 rifles, 30 AK47 magazines, one pump-action gun; one police Walkie-Talkie, one hammer and cutter; eight gas cylinders and a damaged ATM machine.
Manko paraded the suspects at the Command’s Headquarters in Ikeja, with the recovered arms and ammunition.
He confirmed that on November 16, last year, at 1am, the gang stormed Access Bank Plc, Ayobo Branch to burgle the ATM, but policemen from the Ayobo Division led by the late Assistant Superintendent of Police Longinus Amuzie in response to a distress call, ambushed them.
The suspects, he said, killed three policemen, including Longinus, adding that while others sustained injuries, the robbers took away two AK47 rifles belonging to the policemen.
Manko said the suspects were arrested through diligent investigation and deployment of advance technology driven by SARS team led by Superintendent of Police (SP)Abba Kyari.
Dosumu, who claimed to be the owner of Kola Hospital Okeoluwa, Igando, a Lagos suburb, said he attended a university in Osun State, but dropped out at 400 level.
“One of my elder brothers arranged my medical certificate with the help of some lecturers at the university. They paid about N20,000 for it. The same brother arranged my housemanship at a university in the North and also assisted me to gain employment with the then Ikeja General Hospital, now Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where I worked for 14 years. The gang paid me N20,000 for using my car when it attacked a bank at Ayobo and another at Idimu. My first child is in the US Navy, while my daughter is in Germany,” he said.
He said he did not know what led him into crime. “I have one hospital known as Kola Hospital at Igando. I had never been involved in any crime,” he said, asking: “Why is it that it is now that I am over 60 that I find it interesting to go into crime?”
Dr Dosumu is a criminal having forged medical certificate, worked with it for yrs. Investigation should capture his brother and the various lecturers that facilitated his obtaining the various false medical cerificates. They should all be brougt to book for prosecution. At 60, and wit his achievements, he still lack contentment hence the nemesis. God knows hw many patients he would ve killed in his quack hospital. For him to be involved in armed robbery, he should also be dealing in human parts sale business. Police must scrutinize him thouroughly.
ReplyDeleteWhat role is a pastor playing in this? Is it to shepherd men to hell or what exactly does he preach to his congregation?
ReplyDeletethe world is fast coming to an end.god help us
ReplyDeleteMost of this Pastors are either cought in arm robbery defilting girls so there is no money in the church
ReplyDeleteMost of this Pastors are either cought in arm robbery or defiling girls, one was sentance to 2yrs for defilting 10yr old girl. To bad for our pastors even the church the open is to source money from their followers
ReplyDeleteI am not suprised at all.Any thing is possible in that doomed country. I'm sure the police made a work of it by doing thorough investigation and arresting them.
ReplyDeleteThe question here is: how do the accused robbers come about all those arms? Through the support from the same police? Greed...greed...greed. Everyone wants to live in a self-built villa and ride in the latest and most expensive jeeps.
God forsaken country. Giant of Africa for mouth. Specialist in anything crime. Shame, shame, shame.
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DeleteYou have not seen the good part of this nation? In every good nation, there are always bad people too. The percentage may just be smaller. When last did you pray for this nation?
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