A member of a three-man robbery gang, arrested weekend by operatives of
the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Command, has said that he
went into robbery to raise funds for his diabetes drugs.uspect, Phillip Toihile, 24, along with his two accomplices, Salifu
Abbey, 26, and Idris Sulyman, 28, were picked up in Ijora by the
operatives at about 10p.m., while attempting to rob a taxi driver, Amori
Fatai.
Confessing to the crime, Toihile explained that he went into robbery
to raise N17,000 to procure his prescribed drugs. The suspect, an
ex-convict, who was released from Kirikiri prison in July 2014, said:
“This entire thing is like a temptation.
“With my condition, I am not expected to be found in a situation like
this. I was sick. I went to health centre. They said I am diabetic and
that my sugar level was 475 milligram. The doctor prescribed some drugs
worth about N17,000. I was told at the health centre to go and get the
drugs and come back for further test.
“I invited my friend, Abbey, explained my situation and he agreed to
assist me to raise the funds. I got the gun we used from Yaba Railway
yard.
“The gun was wrapped with a polythene bag by cart pushers. I picked it with two live cartridges and we mapped out our plans.”
Meanwhile, Abbey has distanced himself from the crime, saying
“although the gun was found on me, it was given to me by Toihile. He
told me he was returning the gun to the owner in Ijora, while he was on
his way to his girlfriend house.
“He begged me to help him conceal the gun. Because he was looking
frail and emaciated, if he had a gun on him, people would spot it.
Besides, what I was putting on was a jeans and overall jacket. I felt it
was easier for me to hide the gun.”
Sources;Vanguard
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