3-Month-Old Pregnant Woman Arrested In Connection With The Killing Of Two Policemen

A 3-month-old pregnant woman was paraded alongside seven armed robbers for their involvement in the murder of two policemen at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos State.

Ife Olubaba, 29, gang leader; Saheed Wasiu, 23; Sedu Idowu 20; Wasiu Rafiu, 23; Odelade Kabiru, 26; Waliu Sanni, 29, and Taiye Agege said to be dead, were all paraded by the Lagos State Police Command yesterday,  in connection with the murder.

28-year-old Pregnant Taiwo Obafunsho, who is also a mother of two confessed she met the gang through one of her girlfriends.

According to one of the suspects who gave his name as Rafiu, said:  “The first operation we went for was at Agege and I was given N10,000. I was arrested at Oshodi.

“I did not know anything about it. But because they saw Taiye and me together, I was arrested. I did not even know what was happening. I did not follow them during the second operation.”

The Incident which was confirmed by Ngozi Braide, Police PRO, happened on the 9th of October.

She said: “On October 9, when a group of armed robbers carted away two police riffles, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, directed the officer in charge of SARS Ikeja, SP Abba Kyari, to launch a massive manhunt for the robbers and recover the snatched rifles.

“Police efforts paid off when eight of the armed robbers, led by one Ife Olubaba, a boy to Godogodo, kingpin of South-West armed robbers, were arrested at various locations in Lagos and Ogun states.

“During the exchange of fire between the armed robbers and crack SARS operatives, one Taiye Agege was fatally wounded.”

Two AK-47 rifles, one automatic pump-action gun, four locally-made pistols, two fully-loaded AK-47 magazines, 135 live cartridges and a Hyundai Tucson sports utility vehicle, number plate MUS 350 BG were found with the suspects.