Two
Uber drivers, Fosta Rufus, 30, and Franklin Jogbodo, have been arrested
by Lagos state police, for robbing their female customers of their
valuables at gunpoint.
According to the Special Anti Robbery squad boss, Mohammed Sanusi,
picked up their targets around Lekki, Ajah and Victoria Island areas of
Lagos.
This is the second of such arrest of Uber drivers in Lagos. It was
gathered that the suspects were accused of robbing their victims of
valuables such as jewelry, expensive phones and cash, and their victims
are mainly ladies who go out at night.
Lagos State police boss, Imohimi Edgal, who paraded the suspects at
the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, said the suspects sometimes would
follow their victims to an ATM machine from where they would force them
to withdraw cash at gunpoint.
He added that the suspects have admitted participating in three different robbery operations in the past.
“On one occasion the
suspects collected the sum of N86,000 from their victim using her Access
Bank ATM. They have both confessed to the crime.”
He said that a KIA Rio with registration number BDG 376 EP used in
perpetrating the crime and other valuables, which including Samsung
Galaxy 7edge plus and iPhone 6 plus, allegedly collected from their
victims identified as Nancy Nzuegbo and Eze Chinonso, were recovered
from the suspects.
The Lagos police boss said he has directed all Area Commanders and
Divisional Police Officers to maintain police visibility in major roads
and neighbourhood across the metropolis.
“I have also directed
them to carry out constant raids of back spots. We hope to sustain the
current low crime rate in the state” he said.
In his confessional statement, Franklin denied robbing anybody,
saying it was his friend, Fosta who dragged him into the problem. He
said he was the one who introduced Fosta into the Uber cab business.
According to him:
“I met Fosta while
working with UBA as a driver. I met him again sometime this year. I
helped him to register as an Uber driver. It was him who collected the
phones that were found on us from some ladies.