Operatives of the Lagos state police command have arrested the chairman
of Celenca Community landlords association, located along Badagry
expressway, Lagos State, for stealing and snatching cars.
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According
to NewTelegraph, the suspect, Daniel Egwe, 42, told police officers
that he went into crime after some top Nigeria Customs officers
defrauded him of over N4million.
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He said: “Yes, I went into
crime after some Customs officers swindled me of N4m. I borrowed most of
the money they stole and I needed to repay my creditors. I also joined
crime because I had been dreaming and yearning to become chairman of the
landlord association in our community.
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I needed money for that. You have to lobby other landlords to vote for you.
This
included doling out money. I spent money on those landlords that voted
for me.” When operatives stormed the community to arrest Egwe, members
of the community wouldn’t allow them to take him away.
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They told
the operatives that Egwe was too pious and honest to be a robber. They
said it could be a case of mistaken identity. Police alleged that he had
used proceeds from crime to build houses in the community.
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Egwe
was arrested along with Bademosi Adebayo and Nnamdi Ariwodo. A police
source said: “According to the community members, the suspect had
contributed immensely to reduction of crime in the community.
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He
single-handedly hired security guards to keep watch in the community.
He hired guards to keep out armed robbers from the community, while he
is also an armed robber.”