A five-man syndicate has been apprehended by the police in Lagos state after the spiritual consultant, aka ‘babalawo’, to the gang reportedly exposed them.
The gang, which operates along the Lagos and Ogun state border, is made up of three Nigerians – Fagbemi Isaiah, Abiodun Arapamido, Adebayo Salako, and two Beninoise – Kola Isaq, Sefiu Kareem.
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP. Leye Oyebade, confirming the incident said policemen attached to state Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, arrested five men in their hideout.
“The suspects are being detained at the FSARS Magbon Abeokuta.
“The police recovered one AK-47 rifle from the gang.
“The leader of the gang is on the run,” the CP added, stating that efforts were on to apprehend him.
According to him, “they stole a Toyota Highlander and locked the owner in the booth of car; afterwards they dropped the man by the road side before going away with the vehicle.”
He noted that the gang parked it in the premises of the spiritualist at Ilaro, a border community in Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State.
The spiritualist, who is also a member of their gang, promptly reported them to the police.
