My Arrest News Killed My Mother - Robbery Suspect

 26-year-old Sikiru Lawal , a robbery suspect, is now regretting his action and trade as he told newsmen, his mum died upon hearing he had been arrested.

He said, 

“She had been sick and had been on hospital bed for some time. We were praying she would get better. I’m one of the three children she had. I was told that when she heard I was arrested for a criminal offence, she gasped and died. I regret my action.”

Lawal,also explained that he went into crime to raise funds so he could travel out of Nigeria.

On which country exactly he wants to go, he said:

 “I just wanted to leave Nigeria.”

Arrested for stealing a green Peugeot 206 saloon car in Badagry area of Lagos, he explained to Punch how he goes about his trade.

“I went to steal the car around 11.30pm. They were sleeping when I pushed the kitchen door to enter. Fortunately, it wasn’t locked. I had monitored them for five days. I didn’t use a gun. When I entered the house, I went to the sitting room and I saw the car key on the table. I took the key and drove the car away. I stole the car at Mowo in Badagry.

“Sometimes, I jumped people’s fence to check if people did not lock their doors because I know many people don’t lock their doors all the time. I would then enter and look around to see if I could find anything useful. This was my first independent operation, but now I’m regretting my action.”

Lawal was said to have also just returned from prison in March where he was held for conspiracy and stealing.

 “The first time I was arrested, some persons who dealt in vehicles used to give the stolen vehicles to me to deliver to other people. I never knew the cars were stolen. I was arrested in Ibadan. They used to give me N50,000 per car.”