“We drive through when there is traffic and monitor our targets," suspect reveals

A traffic robber, Olaoluwa Saheed, has revealed how and why he was successful.

According to Saheed, Lagosians can be intimidated by anything that looks like a gun.

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Based on this single fact, he ran a successful robbery gang until he was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).

He revealed his mode of operation at the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS) headquarters in Ikeja.

“We drive through when there is traffic and monitor our targets. We look out for bags, phones and jewelries and once we see anyone we think we will get something reasonable, we will go and turn and come back there. Then, my second will double cross the person or vehicle, while I jump down from the motorcycle and point a gun at the victim."

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"We have been very successful before because Lagosians are timid. They flee at the sight of anything even if it is toy gun. We have not been having issues and we have been making money.

But on Tuesday, while I was about to rob the woman who was driving a three people came and caught me. I was surprised because ordinarily everybody will escape and abandon the victim but those who caught me pursued me even when I entered a bus and they eventually stopped the bus and caught me."