Two brothers are currently being held in a bizarre case of robbery, in which they were said to dress like corporate office workers to rob women at the close of work in Lagos.
The
brothers, Ikenna and Chinedu Onukwo, who are 28 and 23 years old respectively,
claimed to be students of the North American University in Benin Republic.
According to
the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, the siblings
operated their robbery operations like a family business.
He said
during the parade of the suspects that their modus operandi sets them apart
from regular robbers because they dressed up like corporate office workers.
The vehicle,
in which the brothers alleged operated, a Lexus 300, belongs to their mother.
“They would
both dress up corporately in suits as if they were just closing from an office.
They drove around Victoria Island and Ikoyi and offered to give female office
workers who were just closing from work a ride. We believe that their mother
was also involved. Like I said, this is a family business,” Owoseni said.
Punch learnt that when the suspects allegedly gave
unsuspecting ladies closing from work a ride, the elder brother would drive
while the brother would sit in the passenger seat.
Owoseni told
journalists that the suspects would later tell their victims that they had
boarded the wrong car and dispossessed them of their valuables.
It was
alleged the siblings would sometimes take their victims to an ATM and force
them to withdraw money.
The police
boss said some victims got raped in the process while the brothers brutally
beat victims who dared to give the wrong ATM PIN.
According to
the police commissioner, even though many victims never reported the attack,
the latest victim summoned the courage to report to the police more than 48
hours after the incident.
-Punch
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