"Why did I take too much Indian hemp and Ogogoro (local gin) before going for that operation”? This is the lamentation of a member of a four-man armed robbery gang, Chukwuemeka Obikachi (25), who is being detained by the police.
Reeking of Ogogoro, he was caught at Ologolo in Lekki, Lagos, last month, while his three accomplices escaped.
Last December 8, a police source said, Obikachi and the others allegedly stopped a man, simply identified as Ismaila, while trying to drive his Highlander Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) into a compound at Ologolo.
They took the car key, stripped the man naked, dumped him in the back seat and zoomed off.
The man’s screams attracted the residents, who rushed to his aid.
“When the robbers saw a crowd coming, they took to their heels, but Obikachi could not follow them immediately due to the foolish courage the Indian hemp and drink he consumed gave him. They caught him and gave him the beating of his life. They later took him to a police station in the area before transferring him to SARS,” the source said.
The SARS operatives, it was learnt, later took him to the scene and recovered one berretta pistol and three live cartridges.
Obikachi said: “I live in the Pako area of Ijora. I was in the market when one Henry invited me for an armed robbery work. He first took us to Small Kuramo where we entered one liquor joint. He gave us drinks, smoke and pepper soup.
“On the day of the operation, Tunde, Chinedu and Henry came with two guns. When we surrounded the man, Chinedu took over the steering, Henry pointed the gun, and Tunde searched the motor and stripped the man naked. My role was to watch out for intruders. I over-smoked Indian hemp and hot drinks; that was why I could not escape when my colleagues did.
“If I am released, I will stop smoking Indian hemp, go back to school and after graduation, I will join the police to become a gallant police officer. I will fight criminals with passion.”
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