Police Apprehend 22-Year-Old Robbery Gang Leader In Lagos

A 22-year old robbery suspect Enric Ankwu has been ordered by a Magistrate Court in Lagos to remain in prison.

The suspect was arraigned for dispossessing Mr.Osan Akinola and his wife of money and valuables worth N1.2m at gunpoint.

Ankwu who is popularly known as Okpoloku, on Tuesday, September 2 around 8pm, allegedly led a five man robbery team to Mr. Osan Akinola's residence in Akinola Osa Street, Igando, during which they dispossessed Osan’s wife,Olayinka, of N9,000 and her jewelries.

After robbing the residence of Mr. Osan Akinola, the robbers were not satisfied with their loot and instead made their way to Akinola's office, which was just a stone throw away from his home.

At the office,the gang reportedly made away with N450,000, and 15 phones from Osan.

The complainant, Akinola however claims he got a glimpse of Ankwu's identity during the attack which led to his arrest.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Chinalo Uwadione, subsequently arraigned him before the magistrate, Miss O. A. Akinde, on two counts of robbery according to Punch report.

The charges read, “That you, Eric Ankwu, 22, and others now at large, on September 2, 2014 at about 2000hrs at 14, Akinola Osan Street, Egan Igando, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves with intent to commit felony to wit; armed robbery, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms Act, Cap. 378, Vol. XXII, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2003 as amended. That you, and others now at large, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned magisterial district, while armed with gun and other weapons, did rob cash sum of N9,000 property of one Mrs. Olayinka Akinola; cash sum of N450,000, three used handsets of various types and12 new Nokia phones, property of one Mr. Osan Akinola. All items, including the cash, were valued at N1.2m. You thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1 (a) of the Robbery and Firearms Act, Cap. 378, Vol. XXII, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2003 as amended.”

Ankwu’s plea was not taken by the magistrate, who ordered that he be remanded in custody pending the release of legal advice from the state’s Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The case was adjourned till December 15.