Why I Was Successful In Lagos Traffic Robberies – Suspect

A suspected armed robber identified as Olaoluwa Saheed who was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) yesterday said he and his gang have had very successful robbery operations in Lagos State because the residents are fearful and timid.
The motor-boy turned robber, now detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS) headquarters in Ikeja, said he has been having a field day in traffic robbery because Lagos residents tremble at the sight of anything that looks like a gun.
According to the 19-year-old boy who was arrested with a locally made shot gun at about 10pm on Tuesday by a decoy of RRS personnel that have been on his trail for about two weeks, nemesis caught up with him when they wanted to rob a woman in Lagos metropolis.
The suspect met his waterloo when some policemen who were deployed as undercover to man the Surulere- Costain-Alaka axis following incessant attacks on motorists by in-traffic armed robbers caught them in the act of robbery.
It was gathered that Saheed and his gang who have terrorised the area with motorcycles tried to dispossess a woman of her handbag, mobile phone and other valuable items.
Unfortunately for him, as he was about to rob the victim, the undercover policemen were said to have swooped on him, prompting him to run into a moving commercial bus.
The police, it was learnt chased the bus and eventually caught it, at which point he was arrested, searched and the gun found on him.
Saheed while narrating how they operate, confessed that they usually drive their motorcycle when there is traffic, monitoring motorists whose bags and valuables can be seen.
The suspect ,who claimed he used to be a bus conductor, said that he abandoned the motorboy job because it was not paying well added that, “We drive through when there is traffic and monitor our targets. We look out for bags, phones and jewelries and once we see anyone we think we will get something reasonable, we will go and turn and come back there.
“Then, my second will double cross the person or vehicle, while I jump down from the motorcycle and point a gun at the victim.”
“We have been very successful before because Lagosians are timid. They flee at the sight of anything even if it is toy gun. We have not been having issues and we have been making money.”
“But on Tuesday, while I was about to rob the woman who was driving a Toyota Camry, three people came and caught me. I was surprised because ordinarily everybody will escape and abandon the victim but those who caught me pursued me even when I entered a bus and they eventually stopped the bus and caught me.