A suspected leader of a car snatching
syndicate in Aba, Abia State, identified as Ladislas Ukpabi, has
confessed that he robbed to raise money to expand his poultry farm.
Ukpabi said the economic recession in
the country and frustration as a result of his dwindling poultry
business made him to consider armed robbery as an option.
The suspect expressed regret over his
action in an interview with Southern City News, saying, “I regret what I
did, I equally regret our country in general.
“Our leaders should do something to help the youths so that we can have what to fall back on after studying in the university.
“If I am well funded, I can raise about
10,000 birds without losing one; I’m not boasting about it. I can do
that very well right from the hatchery to the laying point.”
The suspect, who claimed to be a
graduate of Animal Science from Plateau State University, was arrested
by the police operatives in connection with a car theft case reported to
the Abayi Police Division in Aba.
It was learnt that one Mr. Felix Anyanwu
of Umuoda road in Aba had made a complaint that his Lexus Sports
utility vehicle was stolen from him at gun point on August 8, 2016 by
some hoodlums.
It was gathered that the police in its
investigation arrested one Igwe Uloma, who resides at No 1, Watchtower
Street by Old Express road, Aba, in the process of re-registration of
the stolen vehicle for one Obinna Nwokeji of Deeper Life road, Umuada
Uratta Aba.
Obinna, however, claimed that he bought
the vehicle from Ukpabi at the cost of N600,000, but later confessed to
be a member of the syndicate.
Exhibits recovered from the hoodlums are
one locally made single barrel short gun with six live cartridges, one
Lexus RX 330 SUV car with registration number JJJ 618 DL, one Honda CRV
car with registration number SSM 143 KK, a master car key, number plate
AK 103 GR and one standing fan.
The police also arrested one Moses
Nwosu, an automobile panel beater/sprayer painter based at Orji in
Owerri, Imo State, who allegedly repainted the stolen vehicles from its
original colour to black for Obinna.
Nwosu however said he was not aware that the vehicle was stolen.
He said, “I didn’t know the car was stolen; I met Obinna through one of my brothers, who is a driver.
“He asked me to repaint the car black
for his father’s burial and I asked him why he wanted to repaint it and
he said he didn’t want his family members to know that the car belongs
to his father after the burial.
“But before I could finish the job, he called me to come and pick another car to work on, that was how I was arrested.”
The Abia State Commissioner of Police,
Mr. Adeleye Oyebade, who confirmed the arrest of the hoodlums, said the
suspect had confessed to the crime and would soon be arraigned.
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