Two notorious carjackers who admited to selling Nissan Micra for N70,000 have been apprehended by gallant men of the Oyo state western Security Network (Amotekun corp).
The accused, Makinde Tunji and Ajibola Abayomi, were apprehended by the Amotekun Corps last Friday in the Olopometa neighborhood of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital
According to Mr. Kazeem Babalola Akinro, Deputy Commandant of Amotekun Corps (Ibadan command), the accused were involved in stealing Micra cars from the city and driving them to their customer at Ijora in Lagos State.
The Deputy Commandant reported that before the two were discovered, they had successfully stolen five Nissan Micra automobiles, managing to sell three of them while abandoning the other two, which broke down.
The suspects would be given to the state police command for additional investigation, he added.
Abayomi, a 31-year-old driver, claimed in an interview that he was picked up by Amotekun Corps following the arrest of his partner, Tunji, for robbing a store and breaking into it.
He said: “The arrest of my friend (Tunji) led to mine. He was arrested for breaking into a shop. During his confession to Amotekun Corps, he told them of our stealing of Micra cars from where they are parked. That was how I was also arrested.”
Abayomi while describing their mode of operation disclosed that Tunji is always the mastermind behind eachnof their operation, in charge of logistics and has the contact of their customer who buys the stolen vehicles from them.
“Tunji is the one who has connection with our link in Lagos. He would search for a vehicle we would pick. After telling me, I would take him to the spot in my own Micra car. Sometimes, I would not go with him. He would go alone. All I would do is to give him money that he would need or battery for the car.
“He would take the Micra car to the buyer at Ijora in Lagos. He would then be given N10,000 as part payment, with a balance of N60,000 paid after. So, the amount we were selling the stolen car was N70,000. We used to share it equally.”
He backed up the Deputy Commandant’s account, claiming that he and his accomplice had begun the thefts in May and had taken five Nissan Micra vehicles, three of which had been delivered to Lagos State successfully, while the other two had been abandoned at a location along the road when they began to exhibit irreparable defects.
Abayomi said that a used Micra would cost between N300,000 and N350,000 to sell for scrap, whilst a used Tokunbo would cost around N1.5 million.
Tunji had been with him since he was a child, according to Abayomi, who also claimed that Tunji had taught him how to drive.
“At a time time, he went to Lagos and was driving a bus. We saw again when he returned to Ibadan
“Tunji started doing the ‘runs’ (stealing Micra cars) and I would be the one to take him there. I used to give him my car key because it can open others. He didn’t use master key.
“We stole all the vehicles from Olopometa, Moradeyo and Iwo Road areas, but the ones from Iwo Road were found by their owners where they were abandoned,” Abayomi stated.
He further admitted that two of them use Indian hemp for smoking.
Abayomi lamented his fate, claiming that his wife is currently pregnant and that he was tempted to conduct crime out of avarice and covetousness.
Tunji, a resident of Ibadan’s Lalupon village, confirmed Ajibola’s account in his own confession, admitting that he was the one to direct Amotekun agents to his partner’s home for his arrest following an interrogation.
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