‘One chance’ robbery suspect says ‘business’ dull

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'One Chance' robbery suspects on parade

‘One Chance’ robbery suspects on parade

Kazeem Ugbodaga

One of the six suspects of three different ‘One-Chance’ gangs arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday confessed that the prevailing economic situation in the country has greatly affected robbers.

The suspect, Adeleke Rasaq, 24, was arrested along with his gang member, Lucky John, 22, at Abule Egba, Agbado Oke Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Adeleke, who resigned as a factory worker to join ‘one-chance’ robbery gang confessed: “We don’t make much money like before. The present economic condition in the country has greatly affected ‘one chance business’. We are not making much money again, everywhere is dry.”

The suspect added that: “Frankly, we have not made much money since Monday. We have been sharing N20,000; N30,000 and N40,000. Unlike before, when I operate alone, I can make close to N150,000 daily. Now, business is so difficult.

“I teamed up with Lucky because pick-pocketing is not easy in Lagos these days. When you toil alone, you might not make much. It has not been easy working independently lately. So, we have to team up to make more money to survive. Both of us live in Badagry. Every day, we come to Abule Egba, Agege, Fagba, Egbeda to operate. As soon as we have made enough money, we would retire for the day”.

Explaining how he joined the robbery gang, he revealed that he resigned from the company he worked for when he noticed that a lot of his friends in Ajegunle, who were doing ‘one chance business’ were living better than many chief executives.

“Every guy does this in Ajegunle. We don’t see it as a crime, it is called hustling. I started following them out. It was in the process that I mastered the act. …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper