An armed robbery gang arrested by Police officers in the Abattoir area of Agege, Lagos, has implicated a police officer.
A police patrol team had stopped the gang who were driving against traffic. A search of the vehicle revealed two pump-action rifles, two pistols with several cartridges, a police ID card and a police uniform.
The leader of the gang, identified as Joel Ojo who disguises as a fake policeman revealed that the guns and police ID card which were confiscated by the police were given to him by a policeman.
He said the officer, who is a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) was attached to the police force headquarters in Abuja. He gave his name simply as Muhammed, Punch reports.
Ojo denied that he was an armed robber and claimed he was using the guns for security work. He said he was taking the guns for repair when the police stopped them.
He said: “We were arrested at about 11pm for driving against the traffic. The guns were in my car and I was taking them for repair. I am not the owner of the guns. I started to use the police I.D. card and the guns early this year. I work as a security man…The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Kokumo, ordered our arrest.
“We were taken to SARS. As I speak with you, I am having headache and I cannot speak too much. It was one of my police friends who gave me the I.D. card and the guns. He is my friend; he is a CSP. He had also worked as a Divisional Police Officer. He knew I was a security man and he said I should have them. His name is CSP Muhammed attached to the Force headquarters, Abuja.”
A police source revealed that the CSP who allegedly gave the gang the guns has been called for questioning.