Two men, who allegedly specialised in attacking hotels and raiding lodgers in Lagos, are now cooling their feet in police custody.
The suspects, Kayode Johnson (30) aka Badoo and Sheriff Owolabi (28), used to attack hotels in the metropolis.
The suspects are members of an eight-man gang. Their modus operandi is to attack any hotel after surveillance, raid guest rooms and rob lodgers of their valuables.
Speaking on how they operate, Johnson said: “Once we approach a hotel, we would bring out guns and threaten those outside.
They would take us into the hotel. Each of us would start raiding rooms and lodgers. Whatever you get during that operation, is yours for the keeping.”
Johnson was arrested while heading for a robbery operation. He said three of them were supposed to go for the operation.
But just as he was going to meet others at a designated venue, he saw some policemen and panicked.
The policemen noticed his suspicious movements and ordered him to halt. Immediately they ordered him to stop, he swiftly dropped the gun with him into the gutter. The policemen didn’t notice.
Although the policemen couldn’t pin anything on him, they, however, sensed he was a bad guy.
When they took the suspect to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Ikeja, their instincts were correct. Johnson turned out to be one of the most wanted criminals on ‘Police Wanted List.’
When he was interrogated, he started singing like a bird. He mentioned the names of other members of the gang, including Owolabi. Police went after others, but succeeded in catching only Owolabi.
Owolabi, who was angry with Johnson for daring to mention his name, said: “I went with him to rob only three times. I stopped going with them. He now mentioned my name to the police.
