The
Lagos State Police Command has arrested the five men who allegedly
robbed Pa Wilson Onazi, the father of Nigerian Super Eagles midfielder,
Ogenyi Onazi.
the armed robbers and the car they stole
It was reported
that the Lagos State Police command paraded 5 suspects arrested in
connection with the robbery of Pa Wilson Obande Onazi, the father of
Super Eagles player, Ifeanyi Ogenyi Onazi on September 12, at the
Government Reserved Area, Jos, Plateau State.
The armed robbery suspects - Ali Adamu, Ogechukwu Ebuka, Joseph
Ozoenieke, Kingsley David, Osita Ezeama - reportedly carted away several
items, including a white Toyota Highlander, undisclosed amount of
money, and inflicted machete cuts on Pa Onazi, who was admitted in a
hospital after the incident.
Speaking to correspondents, a police source in the division
disclosed that the men were arrested around 7:00pm on Wednesday while
they awaited a buyer for the vehicle.
He said, “We got a tip-off that some suspicious people had
lodged in a hotel in the area. They had been bringing several people to
inspect the vehicle at the hotel, but they did not get a buyer.”
The suspects, who were arrested along with one of the intending
buyers of the car, Osita Eze, were paraded at the Lagos State Police
Command headquarters on Thursday.
The leader of the gang, David, 24, a polytechnic graduate, said he
lived close to the victim’s house and had monitored his movement, adding
that they robbed him to celebrate Sallah.
He said, “We are all friends. We planned the robbery a week to
the actual day. I live close to the man’s house and I sold the idea to
my friends. Our intention was just to take his car for the Sallah break.
I didn’t follow them into the house. I only pointed the place to them
and they finished the job. It was after they were done that I joined
them in the vehicle.”
Ugochukwu, 26, an indigene of Idemili, Anambra State, said the robbery was easy for them because only Pa Onazi was at home.
He said, “We discovered that the man is old and he lives alone
in that big house. He does not stay with his wife or even house help.
There was no security man guarding the house or any other form of
security. We also robbed him because he does not help people.
“When we got to the house, we knocked the gate and pretended as
if we wanted to deliver a letter to him from Lagos. While he was
checking the letter, we brought out our cutlass. We just held him by the
hand as he begged us not to harm him.
“We asked him to take us to his bedroom and he did. He said he
didn’t have any money in the house, but we took his ATM card, which we
couldn’t use because it had expired.
“He gave us N5,000. We also stole his vehicle. We didn’t touch
him because of his advanced age; if we had touched him, he could have
died.”
The third suspect, 24-year-old Ozo, who claimed to be a graduate of
a university in Plateau State, said the gang wanted money to celebrate
Sallah, adding that he drove the vehicle to Lagos.
He said, “Kingsley (David) brought the idea. He said he knew Pa
Onazi’s house, adding that we could rob him, take his vehicle and sell
it in Lagos. They invited me because I can drive very well. I was
promised a share of the money.
“We were not afraid because the car papers were complete. It
was due to indecision between Kingsley (David) and Ebuka (Okechukwu)
that delayed the sale.”
Another suspect, Audu, said his only role was to use the letter to distract the victim.
The intending receiver of the car, Eze, said he was introduced to
the gang while relaxing in a bar, adding that they had yet to
negotiate. “After the meeting at the bar, I collected their contact and I went to meet them at the hotel where I met policemen,” he added.
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