A
37-year-old armed robber the police described as notorious, Lanre Olowojobi,
alias Pumpy, arrested at Mushin, Lagos, at the weekend by operatives of the
Lagos State Taskforce, has narrated how he and his gang members robbed and
raped their female victims.
Olowojobi,
whose gang members the police said have been raining terror on Mushin, also
admitted in his statement that he killed many of his victims for refusing to
let go of their valuables.
The
suspect was arrested at the weekend during a raid of some identified criminal
hideouts in the Akala, Idi-Iro, and Fadeyi areas of the metropolis. The raid
followed frequent complaints by members of the public about the activities of
Pumpy and his gang members.
In
his confessional statement to the police, Pumpy disclosed that he had raped not
less than 30 women in the past three years, with most of his victims those that
his gang members had waylaid to be robbed. He explained that his accomplices would
drag their unfortunate victims into the bush or abandoned structures where they
took turns raping them.
The
robbery kingpin, who hails from Ipoti in Ekiti State, also said he had shot
dead more than 10 persons in frequent fracas in the Akala area of Mushin widely
feared in Lagos as a gathering of undesirable elements and dark spot for
criminal activities.
Pumpy
narrated, “I joined the boys in the street in 2008 but I founded my own gang in
2010. Initially we were four members in the gang but we later increased to 10.
Aside being contracted by land grabbers and members of the different transport
unions during their frequent leadership tussles, we also recruit young boys and
girls to sell drugs on the street.
“I
have over 20 young boys and girls who sell Indian hemp, Codeine, Tramadol and
other drugs to users in the area. These young boys and girls do this in return
for food, shelter and protection. A good number of them ran away from their
homes while some of them are destitute.
“Since
2010 when I founded my own gang, I have killed so many persons. Some of those
killed either died during shootouts or were macheted. There was a time I
butchered one guy like a goat simply because he assaulted my girlfriend. Before
then, I had warned him to stay away from my girl but he refused. I even sent
some of his friends to him and he still paid deaf ears. One day, I sent some of
my boys to corner him at night and macheted him severally during the fight that
later ensued.”
The
Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, Superintendent of Police, Olayinka
Egbeyemi, who confirmed the arrest said that, though investigation was still
ongoing, those arrested would soon be charged to court.
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