I left prison 4 months ago, says arrested car thief

Thirty eight years old Faruk kept shaking his head intermittently, saying “I never wanted to go with them. If I had listened to my instinct, I would not have been involved.

“It means I am returning to prison where I spent seven years. I was released just four months ago, with a promise to turn a new leaf.”

He is one of the two suspected members of a robbery gang arrested in Mushin area of Lagos, with a stolen Honda Salon car.
While being paraded yesterday, the suspects told newsmen that they snatched the car in Morroco Street, in Alade area of Yaba, while its owner was making love with a woman inside.

Lagos State Command’s boss, Kayode Aderanti stated that he received information on the suspicious movement of a Honda saloon car with number plate NH 293 AAA within Mushin area of Lagos, Monday.

Acting on his directive, Officer in-Charge of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Abba Kyari, reportedly deployed three decoy teams, which accosted the car at Daleko roundabout, Mushin.
He said: “Two armed robbers, named Babatunde Makinde and Faruk Lawal, were arrested.

- Vanguard