A 50-year-old suspect, Ramoni Adeleke,
arrested by operatives of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State
Police Command for allegedly duping
many people has said that he shaved his
long beard and moustache to avoid
being recognised by people who know
him as a cleric. Also arrested are other
members of his gang, including 70-
year-old Alhaji Lekan Lanlegu a.k.a.
Baba Toyota and 60-year-old Kolawole
Odenide.
A police source, who revealed how the
three aged suspects were arrested, said
the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr.
Kayode Aderanti, had got a hint that
they were involved in robbery and
receiving of stolen cars. The CP
promptly directed the Superintendent of
Police in charge of SARS, Mr. Abba
Kyari, and his team to get the three
men and the stolen cars. SARS
operatives, therefore, disguised as car
snatchers who wanted to sell a stolen
car to the gang.
One of them came forward to collect the
car. He had entered into negotiation
with the SARS operatives before he
realised that they were policemen.
Meanwhile, Kyari and his men had
cordoned off the spot and promptly
arrested the would-be receiver.
Lanlegu said it was one Kolawole
Odenide, who supplied him with a
stolen car. His arrest also led to the
arrest of Adeleke at a private mosque he
used as an office to dupe people and
receive stolen cars. A cleric he was said
to have employed to teach people in the
mosque and lead prayers was said to
have scaled the fence and ran away on
sighting policemen.
Adeleke, who described himself as a
native of Ade village, Ade South Local
Government Area, Osun State, said he
was a transporter. He said he built a
mosque and employed an alfa (Islamic
cleric) to manage it.
Source:- The Nation
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