Crime
MICHAEL ADIKWU! Police arrest dismissed SARS officer, three other masterminds of Offa bank robberies
The Police have arrested three of the four kingpins that led the bloody Offa bank robberies four days after they were declared wanted
The four suspects were declared wanted after the bank robberies of April 5. The faces of these kingpins were captured via CCTV in some of the banks they attacked.
The suspects robbed several banks, carted away millions and killed over 30 people, including nine policemen.
One of the kingpins, identified as Michael Adikwu, a police constable, who was tried and dismissed by police authorities, has been arrested.
Adikwu was arrested on Monday by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police, Special Intelligence Response Team and later used as bait to catch two other kingpins.
Speaking on Adikwu, a police source disclosed:
“He used to serve in the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Kwara State Police Command until he got involved in robbery.
Investigations revealed that some armed robbers, who robbed and killed an innocent citizen were arrested. Adikwu, then a constable, collected money from them and released them. He was subsequently arrested, tried and dismissed.
He was charged to court together with the re-arrested armed robbers. He served three years in prison. How he came out of prison is still a mystery.”
The source further disclosed that Adikwu after leaving prison, went into crime full time. He met other armed robbers, became friends with them and formed a gang. The suspect was also said to have made some criminal friends in the prison.
When those came out, they also joined in the new gang.
Another police source stated:
“After we released the Offa bank robbers’ pictures, we started getting many leads. We arrested Adikwu in Kwara State on Monday. His confessions also led to the arrest of two more suspects.”
-
News17 hours ago
Tinubu appoints new chairman for code of conduct bureau
-
featured16 hours ago
Song lyrics are now simpler, angrier, more self-obsessed – Study
-
News18 hours ago
Nationwide blackout imminent as national grid collapses
-
Entertainment18 hours ago
Why I became transgender – Bobrisky
-
News18 hours ago
Easter: IGP assures police commitment to public safety
-
News7 hours ago
Lagos postpones Easter boat race
-
Entertainment3 hours ago
50 Cent’s ex- girlfriend accuses him of sexually assault, rape
-
News5 hours ago
Speaker Abbas, Deputy Barau, Buhari celebrate Tinubu’s 72nd birthday