A 32 year old ex-convict and robbery suspect, Wasami Dennis has said that he largely operated in Ghana and claimed that he was encouraged by the weak security compared to the one in Nigeria.
PM News reports that the suspect made this claim after operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested him at his hideout in Agbole Orile in Lagos.
The suspect confessed that he was released almost a year ago for robbery and that his operation had taken him across border.
The suspected armed robber said he operated more in Ghana but had a steady market in Nigeria.
“I was an expert at break-in robbery. I operated in Ghana, along west Africa Coast, breaking into people’s houses and making away with their properties and personal effects like mobile phones, laptops and jewelry. I used to bring the stolen items to Nigeria to sell. I have a ready market for them in Lome and Lagos.”
He claimed that prison life had changed him and that the machetes found in his apartment belonged to area boy. He said he now earned a honest living.
“Those two machetes found inside my apartment in Agbole Orile belonged to Area Boys operating in a garage nearby. They kept them there for whenever there is crisis among them. These boys are called Spartacus. They are trouble makers. They are always at the junction. I don’t know anything about it and I never knew they were there.
“For now, I work in Lagos Island where I help connect people who want to buy children’s clothing to sellers. I earn commission from this and that is how I earn my living,” he said.
He claimed that nobody challenged his criminal activities in Ghana.
“My major operations were in Ghana because Ghanaians are not security conscious unlike Nigeria where security is tight. In Ghana, nobody would challenge you. All the items that I stole are from Ghana. I did sell some in Lome and some in Lagos. I have a large number of people that buy the stolen goods from me in Lagos.
“Amongst those I sold the items to were Qudus, I.K, Hapier, Stanley and Kelvin. If I have large quantities of items I want to dispose, Qudus was always the right man for me to call. He would come to me, collect the items, sell them and return the money.”
He added: “Another accomplice simply identified as I.K., buys stolen items in large quantity too from me. He once had a shop in Church Street junction, Oshodi but presently, he has relocated to China.
“Amongst the items that I have stolen before, the laptop found with me was the only one that remained with me because it has been a long time I went for operation. My last operation was in Festac. It was the one that led to my arrest and consequently my imprisonment at Kirikiri. Since I came back, I have never gone into breaking and stealing.”
Joe Offor, the Lagos state police spokesperson confirmed the incident and assured that the force was committed to reducing crime.
In a related development, a Calabar based businessman and his son, were shot in Cross River state, after an armed robbery operation in the victim’s residence which reportedly lasted for more than three hours.
PM News reports that the suspect made this claim after operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested him at his hideout in Agbole Orile in Lagos.
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| Wasami Dennis, the robbery suspect. Image/PM News |
The suspected armed robber said he operated more in Ghana but had a steady market in Nigeria.
“I was an expert at break-in robbery. I operated in Ghana, along west Africa Coast, breaking into people’s houses and making away with their properties and personal effects like mobile phones, laptops and jewelry. I used to bring the stolen items to Nigeria to sell. I have a ready market for them in Lome and Lagos.”
He claimed that prison life had changed him and that the machetes found in his apartment belonged to area boy. He said he now earned a honest living.
“Those two machetes found inside my apartment in Agbole Orile belonged to Area Boys operating in a garage nearby. They kept them there for whenever there is crisis among them. These boys are called Spartacus. They are trouble makers. They are always at the junction. I don’t know anything about it and I never knew they were there.
“For now, I work in Lagos Island where I help connect people who want to buy children’s clothing to sellers. I earn commission from this and that is how I earn my living,” he said.
He claimed that nobody challenged his criminal activities in Ghana.
“My major operations were in Ghana because Ghanaians are not security conscious unlike Nigeria where security is tight. In Ghana, nobody would challenge you. All the items that I stole are from Ghana. I did sell some in Lome and some in Lagos. I have a large number of people that buy the stolen goods from me in Lagos.
“Amongst those I sold the items to were Qudus, I.K, Hapier, Stanley and Kelvin. If I have large quantities of items I want to dispose, Qudus was always the right man for me to call. He would come to me, collect the items, sell them and return the money.”
He added: “Another accomplice simply identified as I.K., buys stolen items in large quantity too from me. He once had a shop in Church Street junction, Oshodi but presently, he has relocated to China.
“Amongst the items that I have stolen before, the laptop found with me was the only one that remained with me because it has been a long time I went for operation. My last operation was in Festac. It was the one that led to my arrest and consequently my imprisonment at Kirikiri. Since I came back, I have never gone into breaking and stealing.”
Joe Offor, the Lagos state police spokesperson confirmed the incident and assured that the force was committed to reducing crime.
In a related development, a Calabar based businessman and his son, were shot in Cross River state, after an armed robbery operation in the victim’s residence which reportedly lasted for more than three hours.
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