Three suspected armed robbers who terrorised motorists along the Ife Expressway in Osun State, have confirmed that they robbed a monarch.
The suspects, arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, allegedly stole valuables estimated at N50m and snatched about five vehicles during operations on August 23 and September 30, 2026.
They were identified as Chubuzor Anasihwe, 31; Uchena Steven, 26; and Ejike Ani, 31.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday during a briefing at the command headquarters in Ikeja.
According to Tijani, operatives traced and arrested the suspects at two different locations in Lagos following actionable intelligence, and recovered one Toyota van with registration number BDJ 180 AJ, Oyo State.
Tijani said, “Preliminary investigation linked the suspects to alleged robbery operations which occurred on 23/08/2026 and 30/09/2026 along the Ife Expressway in Osun State, during which about five vehicles were reportedly snatched, and valuables estimated at approximately N50m were allegedly carted away.”
He added that the suspects had made confessional statements and were assisting the police to recover other stolen vehicles, arrest fleeing gang members and recover weapons used in the operations.
Narrating how the gang robbed a monarch, one of the suspects, Ani, said a gang member identified as Obina led them to Ife Road to snatch vehicles.
“One of our colleagues, Obina, takes us to Ife Road. He said we should go there to snatch vehicles. We reached there. We didn’t use a gun, but we bought a cellotape and cut a stick. We used the cello tape and the stick,” he said.
Ani said they encountered the monarch after snatching a vehicle.
“When we collected the motorbike, we saw the king on the road. We saw the king’s vehicle parked on the road and we stopped. So Obinna collected the king’s bag and put it inside the vehicle. When we reached Lagos, he dropped us off.
“We didn’t even know the king’s bag was inside the vehicle. The police, after arresting us, said they found the king’s money inside the vehicle,” he added.
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