It has been reported that a suspected armed robber, identified as Michael David, was arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, in Lagos State, for allegedly robbing a lady, identified as Kate, of her phone at gun point.
According to PUNCH Metro, it was gathered that 22-year-old David and two other members of his gang, while armed with a locally-made double-barrelled pistol, attacked Kate and her boyfriend, one Desmond, on Close 26, Satellite Town, Ijegun, around 10pm.
They were said to have taken Kate’s mobile phone and threatened to shoot the couple dead if they resisted. The gang had allegedly mounted a waiting motorcycle and were about speeding off when Desmond summoned up the courage and attacked the men. He was said to have succeeded in pulling down David, as his girlfriend called for help.
It was gathered that attempts by the suspect to shoot the victim failed, as the gun reportedly jammed after which he was reportedly mobbed by residents, who handed him over to the police.
Confirming the report, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Edgal Imohimi, said Desmond and Kate had closed from work and were heading home on August 13, 2017, when they were attacked by the robbers, while parading David among seven other suspected robbers at the Police Officers’Mess, Ikeja, on Wednesday. In his words, he said;
“On August 13, 2017, at about 10pm, one Demond and Kate, both residents of Satellite Town, Ijegun, Lagos, were on their way home when they were attacked at Close 26, Satellite Town, by three armed robbers with one locally-made double-barrelled pistol. The suspects ordered them to surrender their phones or get shot. They dispossessed them of a mobile phone, valued at N39,000, and jumped on their standby motorcycle.
“But the man summoned courage and dragged one of them, Michael David, down from the motorcycle and with the help of passersby, the suspect was arrested and his gun taken away from him. The two other robbers escaped with the stolen property.”
The suspect, who claimed to be a tiler, said he was not the owner of the gun, while adding that it belonged to his friend, one Ahmed. According to David, his gang had only approached the girl to collect her phone, adding that he was not an armed robber. He said’
“We were coming from a friend’s party around the Waterside area on that day when we sighted the girl passing with her boyfriend. We went to meet her to collect her phone and she suddenly raised the alarm. My friends ran away, but I was caught. I was not caught with the gun. Two to three hours after the incident, some OPC members brought the gun and said it belonged to me. I am not an armed robber and we didn’t attack the girl; we only collected her phone.”
When, however, the Investigating Police Officer challenged him on his denial of the gun, he owned up. The policeman explained that the suspect had attempted to shoot Desmond and his girlfriend dead when the gun jammed.
“He made an attempt to shoot at them, but the gun disappointed him. He was the one holding the gun,” he said.
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