•Police arrest 26 more suspects
•Robbers take over ‘Mile 2 Oke’
By Our Reporter
Following police assault on ‘One million boys’ robbery gang that made life unbearable for residents of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government, Ifelodun and Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Areas in Lagos, there are indications that the criminals have gone underground.
Investigations revealed that they hibernate in some high-profile hotels in the affected areas with their female partners and engage in Internet browsing.
Sunday Sun had reported the terrorizing activities of the gang last week and days later, the Police swooped on their suspected hideouts and arrested 130 suspects.
However, residents of the affected area still keep vigil for fear of the bad boys who some times rape women after robbing their victims.
It was gathered that each street has vigilante team that are on patrol at night.
Each house volunteers one or two persons.
It was also gathered that as a precautionary measure, some streets have placed embargo on night parties and where allowed, it must end at 11pm and the organisers must obtain permission from the residents’ associations.
Meanwhile, Mile 2 Oke has become a dangerous place for motorists from 5pm, especially when there is traffic jam.
The robbers, who are armed with dangerous weapons ranging from knives to short guns, capitalise on the gridlock to rob motorists.
Their strategy is that they pretend to be beggars and target mostly occupants of posh cars and dispossess them of their valuable items such as laptops, phones and money.
Checks revealed that the robbers have been a pain in the necks of road users for months.
A victim, Mr. Lucky Onosebhagbe, told Sunday Sun that he had been attacked several times.
According to him, ordinary passersby hardly notice the robberies because the hoodlums are usually too fast to arouse suspicion.
He said they usually demand for money, blackberry and where a victim fails, they would remove the side mirror of the vehicle and run away.
Onoseghagbe said: “Now I don’t pass there until I am very sure the traffic is free. Those boys are deadly and they rob everyday. I was a victim several times.
“If you don’t give them good phone or money and your glass is down, they will take off your side mirror, give you a punch on your face and run to the other vehicle behind you for the same operation.”
He said that he was attacked on September 6 at about 6:20 m and on Monday, September 10 at 7:43pm.
Another victim, Jonah Aihbholoria, said that he suffered same fate in the area.
It was also gathered that a man identified simply as Mr. Felix had to do thanksgiving in his church after he survived an attack in the same place.
He was said to have lost N15,000 and a blackberry phone to the criminals who robbed him at about 7.30pm at gunpoint.
Investigations by Sunday Sun revealed that the criminals operate from Otto Wharf up to Mile 2, on both sides of the expressway.
In most cases, they would merely open their shirts to victims to show their guns as hint of possible danger if they failed to cooperate.
Other motorists who spoke to our correspondent appealed to the state Commissioner of Police to save them from the ugly experiences by deploying policemen including armed detectives to the area.
… As Police arrest 26 of them at Amukoko
Twenty-six suspected robbers belonging to the dreaded ‘one million boys’ gang have been arrested by police from Area ‘B’ command in Lagos State.
The suspects, according to a police source, were arrested on Saturday morning at around 1.30a.m at Amukoko in Ifelodun Local Council Development Area.
They were said to have converged in a beer parlour in the area for more than three hours ostensibly to perfect their plan when police got a tip-off from some good Samaritans and moved in to arrest them.
In the operation, which was said to have been led personally by the Area Commander, Muhammed A, Ali (ACP), 10 cutlasses were recovered from the suspected criminals.
It was gathered that before the major operation, the police sent some detectives to the area after the tip-off and they mingled with the suspects for some minutes and discovered that they were up to a sinister action.
It was learnt that when they suspected that those strange faces in their midst could be policemen, they lowered their voices and changed their discussion but before then the detectives had already got reasonable information from them.
Later patrol teams swooped on them and arrested them.
The police source disclosed that after their arrest, the police inquired from the members of Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) and the vigilante group who were securing the area to confirm whether the suspects lived in the area but none of them could be identified as a resident.
They were later moved to Area ‘B’ where they are currently undergoing interrogation.
It was gathered that a day earlier, 160 suspects were arrested by the command in operations aimed at sweeping the ‘boys’ out of the state.
The Nigeria police have really tried,may ALLAH protect them more.
Glory be to God
I advice the Lsgos state police command, to send undercovers to those arears where there is traffic hold up. They will surely get all these bad boys. This must be continuosly exercise.
BRITAIN WONT HELP NIGERIA OR RUSSIA AGAIN IF IT COMES TO WAR, BECAUSE OF IGBOS NIGERIA LOSE HER OIL PARTS TO CAMEROON SHAME TO THEM THE NEMESIS OF BIAFRAN WAR WILL HUNT NIGERIA UNTIL IT FALL INTO OBLIVION, THE WAR CASUALTIES, ARE NOT ONLY THOSE WHO ARE IN THE WAR FRONT BUT PEOPLE WHOA RE AFFECTED BY THE WAR ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, NIGERIA HAVE LOSE A LOT ALL BECAUSE OF BIAFRA, IS GOWON DEAD? WHY WONT GOWON SPEAK TO NIGERIA PROBLEM? HE WILL BE HUNTED FOREVER FOR WHAT HE DID TO IGBOS WITH BRITAIN AND RUSSIAN SOLDIER, DURING THE WAR BAKASSI WAS LAUGHING TO IGBOS, NOW WHO IS LAUGHING AND WHO IS CRYING, BAKKASI HAS ENTERED INTO ANOTHER STAGE OF SLAVE TRADE, HAHAHAHAHHA SHAME TO THEM ALL FOOLS NOW IS JUST YOUR MORNING….THE MORE YOU HATE IGBOS THE MORE PROBLEM YOU HAVE, THAT IS FOR SURE, IGBOS ARE DESTINED TO GOD IGBOS ARE GOD CHOSEN GENERATION, THE MORE YOU HUNT AND HATE THEM THE MORE YOU HAVE INTERNAL PROBLEM, SOON ANOTHER ONE WILL EMERGE FOR NIGERIA, WAIT AND SEE JUST BECAUSE OF IGBO’S NIGERIA LOST THEIR GREAT OIL WHALES IN BAKASI, THEY STILL HATE IGBOS, THEY MORE YOU HATE IGBO’S THE MORE PROBLEM NIGERIA FACING, THE MORE YOU HATE IGBO’S THE MORE TROUBLE IN NIGERIA, WELL GO AHEAD YOU WILL LOSE THE ENTIRELY SOUTH SOUTH TO CAMEROON OR ATLANTIC OCEAN, THROUGH EARTH QUAKE, WATCH IT,THOSE HOW LAUGH TO IGBOS WILL SURELY REAP THE PAIN SOON, ITS GRADUALLY COMMING TO THEM ALL, NIGERIA YOU SUPPORTED DURING THE WAR IS NOW 52 YEARS AND NOTHING WAS GOOD TO SHOW FOR IT NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAHAHAHHAAH NIGERIA, WHAT IGBOS SAW 60 YEARS AGO IS WHAT ALL OF YOU FOOLS JUST SAW NOW AND CRYING SHAME TO YOU ALL USELESS SET OF PEOPLE FOOLS IN POWER
Govt is d cus of d crime wave.injustice and corruption are d main causes of d crime.
Bravo, but not only arrest but conviction and sentence them. Those boy called one million boys are very dengerous to the public.
May God help our Country Nigeria
Kudos to N p f
All these petty road side robbery whenever there is traffic is always possible because road users care less what happens to another for they assume it doesn’t concern him/her, not knowing they will still come to him/her. Is common at Onitsha, Anambra State. Nigerian are selfish everywhere, if the road users collaborate a little they can, the petty robbery will minimise.
amen
Dis ar set of yoruba train robbers they ar all over in london nd canada, now in nigeria may God save us all.
Some pple are just so naive, ignorant, myopic or blindfolded by tribe dat they could not see bynd their nose. Jungle city & environs is only pplated by the Igbos & d Hausas, that is why d 1m boys ar mainly Yorubas abi?. Beta shut up rather dan cause another uproar.
How are you sure all the arrested boys are Yoruba?Are you the only one that have traveled before? Do you know how many atrocities Ibos also commit abroad which I have seen with my own eyes? You can always comment without involving tribalism, besides the piece never mentioned what tribes they were. Be reasonable for once, is it possible to arrest 130 suspects in Lagos and they all are Yorubas? I can bet there are more ibos on that list than Yorubas.
Good work 4rm the police force
These are igbo criminals.
pls our dear GOVERNOR, I plead u interven by way of finding those of them that has no business with LAGOS 5000NAIRA for transport to the SOUTH-
EAST and issued with a letter of deportation from lagos state and a warning never to travel out of a ABAKILIKI. SIMPLE
its not only to arrest but also to prosecute those culpable,because in some cases immediatly after the arrest within the next few day you will still see the same faces on the street again,i suggest that those criminals once cought should be terminated from the surface of the earth to serve as deterants to others in such activities of endangering people’s lives.
And his mercies endureth 4ever
The armed robbers should start robbing dogs because the budgets for dogs about N200m. Useless govt that cares more for dogs than human beings. Did the dogs go to school? No but most of armed robbers are unemployed graduates, the youths should engage in agriculture, where are the agricultural inputs? They should be selfemployed where is capital to start pety business? Barbing, welding etc. Where is electricity power. The worst is when the govt airmarked N654.02m for generators, that is to tell u that we should not think of stabilising power in nigeria. Bad country with evil leaders. God is watching.
Serve them good
The evil men do live after then.
No be Hausa Northerners ? I thought very bad in Nigeria is from them ? Yan island banza. Sons and daughters of rape and born under bridges calling others useless.
Good job to our nigeria police, d case of robbering is becoming a national problem. Instead of facing d main problen such as flood, unemployment, insecurity, bad road etc. Armed Robbers re still there causing more havoc. They should b squarely punished.
Well this is small to the hoodlums that are causing all these astrocities. Bravo! To the nigeran police more grease to your elbow
Are u sure dat all of them are robbers. Let them free innocent ones oh. Because i know in police arrest, they arrest any one they see around even passers-by. And others that came on their own to drink beer. I rest my case
Are u sure dat all of them are robbers. Let them free innocent ones oh. Because i know in police arrest, they arrest any one they see around even passers-by. And others that came on their own to drink beer. ( am talking of 160 people they said they arrested.) I rest my case
Oh God i thank u for a maximum protection over the life of the innocent ones and for the robbers i would advice u to refrained from all social vices that render ur life useless. The devil is a deceiver that only come to steal,kill and destroy.
Good job from d police force.
police detectives should patrol those affected areas in the evenings, that will help to curb the trend. Those arrested must be investigated to accertain criminals.
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All hands must be on deck.
Just pray 2 God 2 protect us from those evil pple and our country. may God change their mind 2 bcom a gud pple in the society 2 bring a gud developmnt in our country ameen.
Good job from the Police. I want to confirm that this I.G.P. is the best that Nigeria ever had. More grease to the elbows of Nigerian Police.
When will these Yoruba boys stop armed robbery..They have caused enough havoc in Nigeria and even abroad..They all got the trait from Awolowo…Bastards!
I was also a victim to those bad boys, mine i was brave enough to get down 4rm my car and went immedaitly to my booth and got my JACK and they took to their heel, d most surprising thing it was on a BROAD day light and those police and LASMA PPL where there, and hardly the person behind u will notice what is going on as they pretend to be beggers and one of their hands will be on your side mirror while the other will be unto u for money and once u refused by telling them no money they would just pull off ur side mirror, can u imagine that, it just a terrible situation at that mile 2 over head bridge. D AUTHORITY shld not allow all those hawkers and begger there as they all bad boys.
Anthony ike or whatever u called urself…where dem write am 4 dis news say na Yoruba be d people wey day commit dis crime.na morron like u day cause problem 9ija.if u no get better thing to write.u should shut d fuck up.na idiot like u go say oyinbo racist.a Nigerian discriminating against a fellow nigerian….mumu
May God have mercy on Nigeria
When the IGP is involve in any matter that matter is settled but ordas noway Y?IGP may allah protect you and ur family
A job well done,up 9ja police
Our leaders has turned the youths to desperate act
The people of Nigeria should take care of business and declare war on armed robbers including political armed robbers occupying the top echelon of Nigerian government. There is no excuse for Nigerians to allow armed robbers to take over their personal property. The people of Nigeria should declare war on armed robbers effective immediately until they are wiped out of existence. Neighborhood vigilante groups should be organized in all corridors of Nigeria to put an end to the menace of armed robbers for good.
God, change dis life by your own glory,let it be a repent in them.
Everyday is for the thieves but one day is for the owner of the house. Thank you Lord for the successful arrest. . . .
Unemployment has turn many to robbery n d govt is not making any effort to providing jobs, provide jobs n c dt Naija ll not rob again
In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths,God loves you and I,his so faithfull,his so kind let us praise his wonderful name because there is non like him(AMEN)
God pls turn around our hearts to serve yu…repent criminals…,Jesus loves you.
Let it nt b d@ police went after innocent Nigerians in d name of cleansing Lagos from robbery atacks.
This is a good job from the NIGERIA POLICE.
I don’t know what exactly is wrong with some people, the likes of anthony lke who are ethnically inclined are capable of causing rift among ethnics yet he may not have contributed any meaningful dev’t to his imediate family let alone his region. I consider him a waste to his generation who feed on crisis.
i give kudos to the good samarithan who reported the case to the police.
We are once repeating the advantages of Gsm, police in lagos u re working kudos to you. Them go tire
MY BROTHER, LET NOT JOIN THIS MATTER WITH TRIBALISM, IT CAN BE IGBO,YORUBA OR HAUSA
check the statistics.most of the violent crimes in yorubaland are commited by the evil race called igbo.we need to issues igbos visas to enter yorubaland and where this is not possible,quarantine them
@Anthony Ike,be wise,stop tribalism.
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what wil d last stroy of dc report
Anthony ike, u dey crazy, u bloody goat, what about ur family igbokenu they no be this 419 in uk n us, so watch u muf..That´s why ur tribe will never lead us in nigeria…Filho da puta.
I want to confirm that this I.G.P. is the best that Nigeria ever had. Then good work for u SIR keep it up…one love NIGERIA.
Tribalism is the only song in igbo’s mouth as i always says. Mr anthony plastic, every citizen of this country knows that robbery is the suitable job of igbos . So, think before you alter any statement. Tribalist.
Yoruba pple, na only thief them sabi thief. Oleburuku tribe. If no be thief e go be fraud. Na so them steal our SS oil money finish and them go run go they parley Hausa pple them.
Even self, I dey suspect say Yoruba join this Haussa for Boko Haram
Thumb up for the gud work….But one thing i hate with naija police is d way they release every detail of their operation to the public which is aiding d criminals to restrategise making it difficult for d police to get them..Pls be economical with ur modus operandus
IG thanks and pls keep it up, but give the ranks more training and motivation. They will perform better. Also do not relent in fishing out the bad “eggs” that litter your force.
I think anthony ike must be sufferring from tribalistic malaria with the comment he has made against yorubas.
Pls.the police should use their discretion when investigation is going on.so that they wl nt make a big mistake.all those boys might be ordinary cult boys trying to hold meeting.but i am nt trying to justify them.what am saying in effect is for the police to be very carefull in this matter.they might be innocent of the act.
The police succeded because good Samaritans. Boko Haram is still a problem because many people are unwilling to give useful informatiom
The police succeded because of good Samaritans. Boko Haram is still a problem because many people are unwilling to give useful informatiom
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hmm wonders shall never cease….
pls what did u mean by saying that ordinary cult member,somebody with such calibber of arms and u said cult,even if they are cult member,what are they culting about,pls anybody that is not train with gun does not have right to hold the gun
am happy to hear this
good work to nigerian police
You said they may be cult members meeting
. Is cultism legalised
The Nigerian police are expert, I know there will do the right thing
Why Nigeria can not be educated what is the meaning of ordinary cult boys, are Cult boys not killing ???……….anyone with weapons? or harms most go for it. you don condemned the police
Ehis, do you mean that the socalled cultist should be spared, eventhough people hide under cultism to commit heinous crimes.
The society is fed up with cultism. They should be treated as armed robbers, for they are one. What were they doing with dangerous weapons such as cutlasses. As walking sticks abi?
are the cult boys not robbers, they also kill like the robbers, let us continue praying for the salvation of their souls.
May d Almighty God bless Area B command, Bless d ACP that lead d team, Bless d IG, Let Ajegunle Command and Trinity Command take thesame step and stop hunting tokubo cars and okada and go after one million boys ok.
@Anthony Ike: 95% of Armed Robbers in Nigeria are Igbo. Your people started all the bad things we are witnessing today both in Nigeria and abroad.
Go to Malaysia and other countries of the world, you see that 95% of condemned Nigerians are Ibo.
What I can’t understand about some silly commentators who are quick to come on and write “Igbo this”, “Yoruba that” and “Hausa that” is that they surely know and have friends among other Nigerians whose tribes they denigrate online!
Would they say the same openly to their friends’ faces and think it is acceptable?
@ Kay, wot do u mean silly commentators? go through the comments again then you will realise it’s only daft cunt chatting shit about Yorubas, but he’s indeed a morron. hahaha , comon James give the gay boy wot he deserves.
This robber*s @ mike 2 oke is really true. i ve seen then operating several times towards evening. But what get me suprised is even b4 the blocking of the FAST LANE & SERVICE LANE as if u are going to mile 2 down from OTTO WHARF. There used to be presence of POLICE MEN on mile 2 oke service lane along ORILE AXIS. Yet this guys stil operate. And mostly agents delivering their clients vehicles are always their victims. Again, if u want to notice them, watch any vehicle that breaks-down along otto wharf to mile 2 oke. U see them gathering immediately. For POLICE to really track them is 100% very simple. 1. Drive a tokunbor vehicle to mile 2 oke getting there turn off the engine as if the vehicle as broke down. Guy, within few minutes they ll gather like vulture. 2. Drive a tokunbor vehicle from begger under bridge towards otto wharf enter service lane to join gridlock traffic jam as if u are going mile 2 down connecting MAZA MAZA. Guy the fools insighting u must approach for their operation. Wait something came to my mind nw. If DAILY SUN that doesnt ve their office neither branch along OTTO WHARF to MILE 2 OKE can observe this wat happen to NPF(RRS) that patrols that axis every minutes & hours even wit their bikes?
that is a good work from police. But for person who is calling them cultist is it justified in nigeria
Who are those supplying them with the arms and ammunition? I have never heard of any of them been arrested. Anyway
Soyemi, you are right people should know suitable thing to say before making commen on any issue
mile 2 oke is a very dangerous place to move alone this days. The target are people with posh cars and especially when one is alone in the car. I have met them twice and lucky to escape. They will beg u for money to feed and when u do not come up they threatening to pull ur mirror.
Anthony ike, ignorance is really a disease as people say. Why would you rather turn an intellectual discuss to expose your ugly tribalized mentality? The only description of your person is “ILLITERATE ON THE INTERNET”!!!
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Cultists and Armed robbers are like two peas in a pod if u ask me.
Tribalism is our major problem,may God help us
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Life that is not constantly reviewed is not worth living. Those of you who spent your time talking about tribalism over here are all insane.you can do more evil than the robbers. Instead of finding solutions to the problem you are there talking bull sheet. I applaud the police for effort so far and I urge them to add more grease to their elbow. I also want to commend the good citizen who alerted the police in time, God bless him. God save Nigeria from evil