The Leader of a notorious robbery gang
terrorizing Lagos and other south-west states
was Thursday, arrested by operatives of the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Lagos.
The suspect, identified as Abiodun Ogunjobi, a.k.a,
Abbey Godogodo, met his waterloo when SARS
operatives who have been on his trail for a long
time, laid ambush for him at his mansion at Egbeda
area of Ibadan, Oyo state and also recovered two
Ak47 rifles and 10 fully loaded magazines.
According to reports, Godogodo was behind the
July 7, 2013, gruesome murder of seven persons
at O4 Hotel, a popular hotel in Ajah area of Lagos,
including the owner, Olarinwaju Subair.
His gang also went on to kill two security guards
at a popular hotel, along Apapa Road, Ebute-Meta
area of
State on the same day.
Police sources said that the suspect narrowly
escaped arrest on July 14, 2013, when he and
members of his gang engaged SARS operatives in
a shootout on Eko Bridge, Lagos Island after
killing two policemen at Ebute-Ero and Ajao
Estate. Five members of his gang were gunned
down in the encounter, while Godogodo and two
others escaped.
It was also gathered that Godogodo who has three
children from three women, coordinated several
bank robberies in Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti and
Osun States.
Police source say he is the biggest and most
notorious armed robber in the South West in the
past 14 years.
When the 36-year-old suspects, who is a native of
Abekuta, Ogun State, was interviewed, he
confessed to being a robber as accused with no
regrets for his actions, adding that he kills
policemen and takes their rifles because they have
also killed his boys and taken his rifles from them
and he has no advice for young people who want to
go into armed robbery.
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