A naval rating, Samuel Eze, has been
nabbed for alleged car snatching in Edo
State.Eze, 24, said he was serving with the
Navy in Delta State.
He was paraded with a four-man robbery
gang, which allegedly specialised in
snatching cars and selling them in Abuja.
Eze claimed he did not belong to the gang
but only helped them to escort a Hilux van
to Abuja, after which he was given
N100,000,The Nation reports .He said it
was a colleague, Kanu Henry, who asked
him to escort the vehicle to Abuja.The
suspect said:
“I didn’t join the gang.
I was on break when a
colleague of mine
called me to escort a
vehicle to Abuja. I
didn’t know it was a
stolen vehicle. I got to
Abuja before I knew it
was a stolen vehicle. I
just asked the Alhaji to
give me my transport
fare and I went back
to Benin City.
“I could not go to the
police because there
was nothing I could
do. My colleague
negotiated the share
and I was given
N100,000. I came to
Benin to collect
uniform that was sent
to me from Lagos. One
of the boys called me
and I went to see him,
but I didn’t know
police were with him.
I earn N76,000
monthly. I’m not
married. I blame my
friend for this
One of the gang members, Elvis Friday,
said he did not know how Eze was called to
help the gang escort the vehicle to
Abuja.He said they were yet to share the
money before they were nabbed.
His words: “I don’t
know the naval rating.
It was Peter who
knows him. I don’t
know how Peter
negotiated with him. It
was Peter that brought
the guns we used in
Makurdi.”
Police Commissioner Haliru Gwandu said
the suspects would soon be arraigned.
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