Pictured above is Obinna Okorie a suspected armed robbery kingpin who was arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Command, along Ukpor Expressway in Onitsha, Anambra State. The 33-year-old allegedly sponsored many armed robbery gangs that hijacked trucks. He claimed that he did not get married because he wanted to escape being caught by the police.
Okorie had been on the wanted list of of the police for 13 years. His robbery gangs were apprehended by the police, but the suspects refused to give away his location. During interrogation, the Anambra state indigene who has warehouses in Onitsha, Kano and in Cameroon where he diverted stolen goods, told the police…
“I was living in Awka, Anambra State. It was when my dad died in 1997 that I stopped primary education and I started business. I was supplying ‘Tokunbo’ canvas shoes and clothes from Cameroon to Nigeria. I am the fifth child in my family.
“It is true that I have some robbery gangs that I sent for operations. I started this in 2006. But it is not all of the gangs that were actually working for me. A few of them just used my name to rob. I have three warehouses; they are in Kano, Onitsha and Cameroon. Among the stolen trucks are two 40-feet containers of motor tyres, industrial chemicals and home appliances.
“I had an organised syndicate which made it impossible for the police to reach me directly. At 33, I chose not to get married because I did not want to get caught by the police. I knew that there was no wedding I would do without the police getting to know about it. I knew they could come to arrest me because I was wanted all over by them.”
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