A security guard with Honda Place
Company, who was recently arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for
allegedly conniving with robbers to steal goods worth over N28m from
the company, has said the police should stop going after petty thieves
like himself.
Instead, he said the police should focus
their attention on politicians, especially senators and House members,
whom he described as the “real thieves.”
The suspect, Garba Sani, complained that
the N12, 000 he received as salary was too meagre and said he had no
choice but to take to crime.
He said, “I’m not an armed robber. I was
on duty and I called them (other suspects) and we took the goods. We
did not carry guns. We have a lot of senators looting and we also need
money. There are many thieves in Nigeria and most of us are jobless
youths, we have nothing.
“I earn N12, 000 a month which is too
small. We are all criminals in Nigeria and we have criminal blood in our
body so nobody should pretend.”
Another suspect, Godwin Okwudili, said
the police should drop all charges levelled against them since the
stolen goods had since been recovered.
“Sani and I live in the same area. He
called me that the goods were available and we went to take them. We did
not carry guns. I took the goods to my warehouse and we did not sell
them. Everything was recovered intact so what do they (police) want
again?” he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer,
Ngozi Braide, told PUNCH Metro that Sani, Okwudili, along with the other
suspects, Obinna Ilojebe, Ndubuisi Ike and Anthony Etemah were arrested
following thorough investigation which lasted for over eight months.
She said Sani was the security guard at the company and he connived with the other suspect to rob the company.
She said, “On June 31, 2012, about 9pm,
four suspects connived with Sani, who is a security guard at Honda
Place Company, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, to rob the company of Honda auto
spare parts worth over N23m, an air conditioner worth N77,500, a 150
KVA generator worth N3.8m, an 8KVA generator worth N900,000.
“The total value of the goods is worth
over N28m and after painstaking investigation, Sani was arrested. His
confession led to the arrest of other suspects. The auto spare parts
were recovered in Maya Village, Ikorodu, Lagos.”
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