The Lagos State Police Command has arrested most wanted armed robbery kingpin of a gang known as No Case.
The gang had been terrorising residents of the state, especially Ejigbo and environs.
The suspected leader, Kazeem Segun, popularly known as Omi (Water) and his second-in-command, Femi, had been on the wanted list of the police for a long period of time.
It was gathered that the gang specialised in attacking residents who were leaving for work or their business places between 4am and 6am, particularly around Lafenwa, Oboye, Dalekan and Military Zone junction, among other areas, dispossessing them of cash, mobile phones and other valuables.
Some victims who attempted to put up resistance were maimed and at times stabbed to death.
Luck ran against Femi after a foiled attempt to snatch a bag from a woman. The woman was said to have put up stiff resistance in spite of threat by the suspect to injure her with a stick he claimed was a gun.
Her shout for help alerted a team of policemen, led by the divisional police officer, CSP Olabisi Okuwobi, who were on patrol.
During interrogation, Femi confessed to being a member of Omi’s gang.
According to police sources, information revealed that the suspected leader of the gang had concluded plans to hijack some permanent voter card machines from Ejigbo High School. The mission was foiled as he was arrested at the scene by Okuwobi’s team.
Police sources disclosed that a search was conducted at Segun’s apartment, where a locally-made pistol loaded with two live cartridges concealed in the ceiling were recovered.
Also recovered were charms and weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp.
Police sources said the suspects would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations.
The sources said: “ The suspects confessed to be part of the gang that usually robbed members of the public very early in the morning and late in the evening. They equally confessed to have killed in the past and very recently at Egbe.
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They mentioned numerous names of their gang members, including the ones that had guns as well as their spiritual leader who they said is a member of the Odua Peoples Congress. Investigation into the case still continues.”
