My friend lured me into robbery –Suspect

Tunde Olanrewaju Animashaun, a 25-year-old robbery suspect, currently being quizzed by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of Lagos State Police Command has confessed that his friend, Biodun, who lured him into crime, was responsible for his woes.

He equally confessed that he needed money to do his freedom and as well further his education.

Animashaun, a Lagosian from Oshodile in Epetedo area of the State was arrested by the anti robbery police men from Area ‘K’ Command, Morogbo, Badagry on February 26, 2015 and transferred to SARS for further investigation.

The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who confirmed the arrest, said that the suspect and two others attacked a supermarket and drugs store belonging to one Emeka.

According to him, they were armed with one locally made pistol during the aborted operation.

Luck however ran against the suspect as the victim raised an alarm and in the process of escaping, Animashaun was arrested, while the other two others escaped on a motorcycle.

In his confession, Amimashaun who claimed to be living at 2, Tenidola Street, Oko-Afon along Badagry Express Road, said that before the incident, he had completed learning a trade in furniture making and needed to do his freedom.

“On February 14, 2015, my friend Abbey (Biodun) called me for a robbery operation. I told him I am not used to robbery. He said it was simple that nothing will happen to us. I told him that we may be caught; he said that they will not catch us. Eventually, when we got to the scene of operation, the Chemist man started shouting ole ole. Biodun ran and entered the machine and Sodiq drove off. Both of them escaped, as I wanted to escape, the community people rushed and held me.

Biodun’s gun fell off as he was escaping and I tried to pick it before I was arrested and handed over to the police”.

According to him, the incident occurred at about 9 p.m.

“Biodun is my friend, I knew him through another friend called Soji over a year ago. This is my first time of going out with him to rob. I joined him because I did not have money. I needed money to do my freedom and to further my education. I attended Coker Primary School, Coker and completed my primary education. I also attended Jubilee Modern Grammar School. I stopped at JS3. My father died and I had no sponsor anymore. My mum is still alive, she is a trader, but does not have money. We are seven in number, I am the second born from my father. My mum had two children before she got married to my father. We are five put together. I feel so bad being arrested for armed robbery. I know it is a bad business”.