A heartless criminal and thief, Samuel Meme has made shocking and interesting revelations how he and his gang members target and rob motorists in traffic.
Musa Yahuu and Samuel Meme after they were arrested
Samuel Meme, a deadly criminal has revealed that members of his gang and other in-traffic robbers usually target motorists who use their phones in traffic.
The man was arrested a few days ago by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) after he, alongside one other person, simply identified as Wasiu, now at large, robbed a Portuguese couple on the Marine Bridge in Lagos and left them in a state of shock. The traumatized couple are still in an unnamed hospital.
According to police statement, Meme gave details of his nefarious act. He said: “My plan was to operate alone that night. Luckily for me, there was heavy traffic, which extended deep into the night on the Marine Bridge.
“Just as I was planning to strike, I ran into Wasiu (his accomplice who is still at large). We decided to rob cars together. During the operation, we opted for a car at the rear, a Toyota SUV.”
“The occupants were whites and I guessed they are husband and wife. Wasiu and I positioned ourselves on both sides of the car and we broke the two rear glasses.
“I collected the man’s phone while Wasiu took her wife’s phone and her purse containing N60,000. The lady pleaded for her drug from the purse and I asked my colleague to give her and we left for another car.”
“The next car in front was a Toyota Corolla, with a lone occupant. We broke the two side glasses too but the lady insisted she had no phone but we collected her bag and jewellery.”
He explained how he started the armed robbery business. He said: “Wasiu taught me how to rob in traffic and I have mastered the act. I operate alone.
“Occasionally, when I run into like minds, we robbed whenever there is traffic in Marine Bridge. We sleep under Ijora Bridge and we are many there.”
The suspect also said four of his gang members are currently serving different jail terms in Kirikiri prison.
“We are six in my gang. Four of us are in Kirikiri Prison. They are Gbenga, Imele, Tontolo and Lateef. I just came back from Kirikiri, where I spent three months,” he stated.
Mene also said “robbery is not the only job I do. I do other menial jobs. We selected cars to rob whenever we see any vehicle where the occupants are busy with phones. We start operation around 8:00 p.m.”
The suspect further told the RRS interrogators that he is also an expert in removing trailers’ batteries.
“I also remove and sell truck batteries that are parked by the road side. This week alone, I have stolen and sold like five batteries. I sold each of the batteries for N4,000 or N5,000. I sell them to Musa Yahuu,” he said.
His confessional statement led to the arrest of the receiver of the stolen batteries, who is also currently in police custody.
Lagos State police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest of the suspects and said that the suspects had been transferred to the Special Anti Robbery Squad of the state police command for further interrogation.