June 26, 2016 – Picture: One Chance Robbery Gang Members Arrested In Gbagada Lagos Say Business Not Booming
1 out of the six suspects of three different ‘One-Chance’ gangs arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday confessed that the prevailing economic situation in the country has greatly affected robbers.
The suspect, Adeleke Rasaq, 24, was arrested along with his gang member, Lucky John, 22, at Abule Egba, Agbado Oke Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Adeleke, who resigned as a factory worker to join ‘one-chance’ robbery gang confessed: “We don’t make much money like before. The present economic condition in the country has greatly affected ‘one chance business’. We are not making much money again, everywhere is dry.”
The suspect added that: “Frankly, we have not made much money since Monday. We have been sharing N20,000; N30,000 and N40,000. Unlike before, when I operate alone, I can make close to N150,000 daily. Now, business is so difficult.
“I teamed up with Lucky because pick-pocketing is not easy in Lagos these days. When you toil alone, you might not make much. It has not been easy working independently lately. So, we have to team up to make more money to survive. Both of us live in Badagry. Every day, we come to Abule Egba, Agege, Fagba, Egbeda to operate. As soon as we have made enough money, we would retire for the day”.
Explaining how he joined the robbery gang, he revealed that he resigned from the company he worked for when he noticed that a lot of his friends in Ajegunle, who were doing ‘one chance business’ were living better than many chief executives.
“Every guy does this in Ajegunle. We don’t see it as a crime, it is called hustling. I started following them out. It was in the process that I mastered the act. It has been up to six years that I have been in this trade,” he said.
Members of the second gang, comprising Ubuke Michael, 26 and Obinna Okoro, 24, were arrested in Gbagada after their operational bus with the registration number, FST 890 XM, had picked two passengers going to Alaba International Market and Ladipo Spare Part Market to buy goods.
[P.M Lagos]
Good for them. Foools
One day for the thieves another for the owner. Thank God you were all caught. Rot in jail.
lazy man kind of job is robbery.this country is now littered with millions of young men as cultist and robbers while the female ones are prostitute every nukes and corner. who will save Nigeria..
So even robbers complain of economic wahala! Serious matter.
It serves u rite
They must be punished..
imagine u call robbing people a business, collecting all they ve worked for God will continue to disgrace all of u one after d oda.
This people needs to be seriously dealt with, they are very ruthless when they pick their victims. Imagine him talking as if the job is registered for operations. As if its normal and ok for him to rob people.
Jail straight no mercy, I wish I were a judge in dis country, I will just tell them to lock them up and throw away d keys.
bloody fools.
one-chance robbery gang members arrested,ok na no problem,what of we nigerians dat is in one-chance in APC led government,what r u people going to do the pilot of th one-chance which is buhari? r u people going to arrest him also or what?