The Nigeria special anti robbery squad in Lagos state arrested four suspected assassins in Mushine on December 11th 2014 in Lagos state.
Salami Afeez, Dare Akinyemi, Fatai Olunje and Taiwo Akinyemi were promised 300,000 in other to take up an operation in killing a London –base Nigerian who would be returning to the country.
Information gathered by punch said a police officer had gone undercover as a prospective clients to be able to locate the suspects hideout. He also led the police squad to arrest the gang before they could carry out the operation.
One of the suspects named Afeez said he was only enticed by the money and denied that they were assassins. He said, “The client had not told us who the victim was. What he initially told us was that there was an operation which we would carry out for a politician. He asked me to get more people to handle it. So, I got the other gang members.
“We planned everything with the client, whom we simply refer to as chairman, at a beer parlour on Awawu Street, Mushin. Later on, when we were arrested, we got to know that one of those people we were dealing with was actually a detective.
“It was not that I worked as an assassin. I stay on Mustapha Street, Mushin, with my family where I work as generator repairer. I am also a cult member. I was initiated into the Aiye cult last year- October. It was the money that enticed us. The chairman promised to give us N300,000 for the job.”
Another suspect, Akinyemi, 31 narrated his story by saying he was a drug trafficker before he was introduced to the gang and yet to go on any mission with the gang.
He said, “I stay in Mushin. I deal in drugs. It was Taiwo who said he had a group which wanted to carry out a lucrative operation, and I should be a part of it. I told them that I don’t indulge in armed robbery, but they promised me a huge part of the money.
“On the day we were arrested, we were about collecting the N300, 000 payments. Taiwo and I went to a hotel lounge in Mushin, and that was where the police arrested us. I have never killed before. This is my first time. We intended to spend the money for Christmas.”
43-year-old Olunje from Ilorin, Kwara Sate, was the one who supplied the guns to the gang. It was gathered that Olunje, who worked as a local security man, bought the guns in 2006 without a licence.
Kareem, 37, who also hailed from Kwara, said he was deceived into going on the operation, because their client, who only named himself as Chairman, made them believe he was a well-to-do politician.
The Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the arrest of the suspects, adding that investigations were ongoing.
He said, “The suspects have confessed to the crime. Investigation continues on the matter.”
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