“Senators are Worse than Us” – Arrested Robbers in Lagos



A security guard named Garba Sani who worked at Honda Place Company was recently arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly conniving with other robbers to steal the company's goods that are worth over N28 million.

Sani told the police that they should rather focus their attention on senators and House members because according to him, they are the "real thieves."

Sani complained that his N12,000 salary is not enough so he had no choice but to commit crime.

"I'm not an armed robber. I was on duty and I called them (other suspects) and we took the goods. We did not carry guns.

We have a lot of senators looting and we also need money. There are many thieves in Nigeria and most of us are jobless youths, we have nothing.

I earn N12, 000 a month which is too small. We are all criminals in Nigeria and we have criminal blood in our body so nobody should pretend," he said.

Godwin Okwudili, the other suspect, said that the police should drop all of the charges that were levelled against them since the stolen goods have been successfully recovered from them.

"Sani and I live in the same area. He called me that the goods were available and we went to take them. We did not carry guns. I took the goods to my warehouse and we did not sell them. Everything was recovered intact so what do they (police) want again?" Okwudili said.

Police Public Relations Officer Ngozi Braide confirmed that Sani, Okwudili, and other suspects that were identified as Obinna Ilojebe, Ndubuisi Ike, and Anthony Etemah have been arrested following a thorough investigation which lasted for over 8 months.

"On June 31, 2012, about 9pm, four suspects connived with Sani, who is a security guard at Honda Place Company, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, to rob the company of Honda auto spare parts worth over N23m, an air conditioner worth N77,500, a 150 KVA generator worth N3.8m, an 8KVA generator worth N900,000.

The total value of the goods is worth over N28m and after painstaking investigation, Sani was arrested. His confession led to the arrest of other suspects. The auto spare parts were recovered in Maya Village, Ikorodu, Lagos," she said.