‘We get information about victims from prostitutes’ -Arrested robbers

Notorious 4-man gang which includes
27-year-old commercial bus driver
based in Benue State, Monday Otupa and
three others, Joseph Oriyan, 27, Basil
Fabian 39 and Mike Onazi, 34, have been
arrested for armed robbery and car
snatching in different parts of Nigeria,
as they claimed they get information
about their victims from prostitutes.

The suspects who revealed they have
members in Lagos, Enugu, Benue and
Port Harcourt who they call when they
come to the states for operation, further
revealed they operate in a Commando
way and each member has specific role
to play. They have mechanic, rewire,
painter, and a member whose role is to
perfect customs papers, vehicle number
plates and good receivers.

An Ak47 ammunition among other
dangerous weapons used by the
suspects from Benue State during their
operations, was recovered by Security
operatives.

The Nation reports that when they
operate in Abuja and Lagos, they would
take the snatched cars to Port Harcourt
to sell. Innocent buyers address them as
car dealers without car shops, yet they
claimed to be buying the cars from
Cotonou and other West African
countries and abroad.

One of the gang members named Joseph
(Joe) had been arrested more than three
times, charged to court and remanded
in prison and, at times convicted, yet, he
always secures freedom to join his
members.

Confessing to the crime, Monday said:
“We used women prostitute to get
information on how police are looking
for us and the position of the victims
after the operation.
We used to sleep in hotels that are not
well patronized and located in a remote
area and at times the owners of the
hotels and their staff assist us with
information and private accommodation
for which we pay special money.”