Joyce Okpala BLOG: My Parents Knew I Was A Robber ─ Suspect

A suspected member of an armed
robbery gang, Mutiu Rasheed, who
got arrested by the Lagos State
Police Command, has said during
interrogations that his parents are
aware that he is an armed
robber. PUNCH M etro reports:
PUNCH Metro learnt that Rasheed,
along with two others ─ Ahmed
Musiliu and Sodiq Dada ─ were
nabbed by operatives of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad on February
5. Our correspondent gathered that
the three suspects were rounded up
by the police in the Isheri Berger
area ─ a boundary area between
Lagos and Ogun states.
The police said the suspects, who
had confessed to the crime, made
use of four locally-made guns, two
of which had reportedly been
recovered. Our correspondent
learnt that Musiliu was first
arrested by the police before he led
detectives to apprehend the others.
The police added, however, that the
gang had other members who were
still at large. During interrogation,
the suspects were said to have
confessed to have organised
robberies during which many
vehicles were stolen, including a
Toyota Highlander, a Toyota Camry
and a Toyota Sienna. Speaking
withPUNCH Metro, 22-year-old
Rasheed said his parents, who knew
about his robbery operations, had
warned him to return the guns in
his possession, but he refused.