Car robber allegedly pay N60,000 to escape from police cell
The robber, who has stolen four cars since he began his criminal act,
claimed that after paying the policemen, he relocated to Ile-Ife, Osun
State to avoid the prying eyes of police detectives.
30-years old Wasiu Saka,
who is a notorious car robber has alleged that he paid a sum of N60,000
to gain his freedom from a police cell after he was arrested for car
theft.
According
to a report by Vanguard, Saka, whose mode of operation was to apply as a
driver to unsuspecting employers and, after securing employment,
abscond with their cars, confessed that his escape from police cell was
made possible with help from some policemen.
The
robber, who has stolen four cars since he began his criminal act,
claimed that after paying the policemen, he relocated to Ile-Ife, Osun
State to avoid the prying eyes of police detectives.
After
stealing cars from his employers in Lagos State, Saka will drive to
Akungba-Akoko, his home town in Ondo State, to show off after which he
would sell the car at a ridiculous price and return to Lagos for another
car theft operation.
Saka was arrested by
detectives from the Ondo State Police Command in July 2015 with a
Toyota Hiace bus marked, Lagos JJJ 94XD. And upon interrogation, he
reportedly confessed to have stolen the bus his employer in Lagos.
After
his arrest on June 21, 2015, Saka's escape from police cell in the
night of the second day after the arrest caused a stir as the police
authorities after which he was smoked out from his hideout in
Akungba-Akoko area, Ondo State.
In his words,
'When I was told that I would be taken to court and may be remanded in
Olokuta Prison, I discussed with some policemen on how they could assist
me. I later paid them N60, 000 and they facilitated my escape from cell
and I fled to Ile-Ife.'
However, two policemen,
who reportedly witnessed the interview, were said to have described him
as a chronic liar and notorious car robber. The policemen queried how
the same policemen he was accusing of aiding his escape were the ones
that re-arrested him.
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