Monday, February 22, 2016
The
Lagos State Police Command on Friday, February 19 paraded three members
of the gang that allegedly robbed the Festac branch of popular online
retailer, Jumia on October 29, 2015. The gang looted N1.2 million in
cash, phones, laptops and clothes.
The gang was smashed following a tip-off
received by the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) that a member of the
gang identified as Ogaga Pemu had arranged with someone to service his
operational German pistol and also provide
magazines for the weapon, The Nations reports.
According
to Pemu, who was arrested at Joe Baddy Hotel in Mende, Maryland,
Yohanna who worked for JUMIA provided his gang information on the
company in exchange for N200,000.
"We were six that participated
in the robbery. Myself, Daniel the store keeper and his older brother,
Hosea. Don Domie, Chris and another guy. We got N1.2million. I gave Hosea
N400,000 for him and his brother. Their share was N200,000 each. I took
N250,000, gave Don and Chris N200,000 each and gave the other guy who
was a new person N150,000. That operation was my fourth. I was
arrested first and then I told the police how to get them and they were
also arrested. But the other members have fled."
Lagos State Police
Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni who paraded the suspects said two locally
made pistols, two cartridges, a locally-made magazine with two .9mm live
ammunition and a laptop were recovered from the gang, adding that
investigation was ongoing to arrest the absconded members.
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