How we rob people every festive season: Suspected robbers confesses

-Two suspected robbers confessed to robbing people to get enough money to celebrate Christmas

-The suspects allegedly specialised in trailing and dispossessing unsuspecting bank customers of their money

-The duo was arrested by the police after they allegedly attacked a new generation bank and carted away a huge sum of money.

A suspected armed robber, Ugochukwu Nnaji, has confessed to robbing bank customers every Christmas and New Year.

Nnaji was one of the two suspects arrested by the operatives of the Imo state police command. The suspects specialised in trailing and dispossessing unsuspecting bank customers of their money.


According to Southern City News who reported the news, the suspects after they were paraded by the Imo state police command in Owerri, said the coming of Christmas and New Year usually reminded them that it was time to rob bank customers and live large like rich people.
                         

suspected robbers confessed to robbing people every festive season

Nnaji pointed out that the money they made from menial jobs was always not enough for them to live big like wealthy people, adding that they had been robbing people for a while.

Nnaji who was arrested with his friend Chibueze mgboji on Friday, December 24, confessed that:

“We do it every festive period, especially Christmas and New Year to also celebrate the period lavishly like others, who have made money. The menial jobs we do would not make us be in line with others during the celebration.”


The duo were arrested by the police after they allegedly attacked a new generation bank and carted away a huge sum of money.

Nnaji, a native of Oboro Amurie in Isu local government area, and Mgboji, a native of Obudi Agwa in Oguta LGA were said to be a two-man gang that specialised in trailing and robbing bank customers in the state capital.

The state commissioner of police, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, whiling briefing newsmen at the commands headquarter confirmed that the suspects were apprehended while escaping with money stolen from a Fidelity Bank customer in Ikenegbu, Owerri.

The commissioner of police, who stated that the alarm raised by the victim attracted operatives of the police, said: “They were immediately given a hot chase and were apprehended.


“Their loot was instantly recovered as they tried to escape. The two suspects, who have confessed to the crime, will soon be charged to court.”

Lakanu noted that the criminals rode on a motorcycle, adding that the two suspects had earlier monitored another bank customer (name withheld) and snatched his bag containing N150, 000.

Lakanu said: “Immediately he came out of the bank with a bag containing money, the duo, operating on a motorcycle, waylaid him and snatched the bag.”

Meanwhile, a middle-age Kenya man was arrested after he was caught on CCTV stealing toys from a supermarket. Unknown to him, he was being monitored from the control room and the guards were waiting to apprehend him as he left the store. When he was arrested, he confessed to stealing the toys for his kids who were waiting for their Christmas gifts at home .