Nigerian musician arrested for armed robbery
Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner; this is the story of a Nigerian musician and others who were caught in the act.
The Nigerian musician identified as Ayoola Olalekan was paraded alongside 10 others on Monday by Osun state Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode.
They were paraded for charges which include armed robbery, advanced free fraud and possession of stolen items.
Olalekan, whose video where he explained how he could use SIM card and bank details of people to steal money from their accounts, had gone viral, was paraded alongside six others, including his brother, Tunde Adeniyi, for armed robbery and conspiracy.
The CP explained that the gang which included Taye Fala, Azeez Dauda, Adewusi Sola, Abdullahi Adesokan, Moshood Yusuf invaded a house in the Ilesha Garage area, Osogbo. and carted away items worth over N3.6m.
He also stated that they stole one unregistered Toyota Camry, 2007 model, valued N2,800,000.
Speaking about the musician, he said “One of those arrested, Ayoola Olalekan, said he only assisted them to transfer funds untraceable from victims account and that he is fully aware of their robbery operations“
Olalekan, who said he dropped out of secondary school in Senior Secondary School 2 in Oyo state, added that his area of specialization was stealing money from bank customers’ account.
According to him, Tunde Adeniyi, who was also arrested alongside the gang, is his younger brother and an apprentice under him.