-Says I’ve No Regret killing them
In the crime ring in the Southwest, Abiodun Ogunjobi otherwise known as Abbey Godogodo
is an armed robber whose name usually sends shivers down the spine of law enforcement agents in the region. In recent time, he has earned the reputation synonymous to that Lawrence Anini, Shina Rambo and host of other armed robbers renowned for callous operations.
The reason for this is based on the fact that in most of his operations, law enforcement agents especially officers of the Nigeria Police Force were usually his victims.
Sharpedgenews.com gathered that countless policemen have lost their lives to Abbey Godogodo in virtually all the states in the Southwest.
During his ten years rein as the Southwest most wanted armed robber, Abbey Godogodo aside earning the reputation of a ‘Serial Police Killer’ had also killed scores of people.
He was said to have imbibed the evil habit of leaving trail of blood characterized by killings in each of his operations.
However, it came as big relief to people in the Southwest and even police officers in Southwest when penultimate week the Lagos State Police Command arrested one of the most wanted robbery suspects on its list of wanted criminals, Abbey Godogodo after evading arrest for ten years.
Abbey Godogodo was arrested at his mansion in Egbeda area of Ibadan, Oyo State after three weeks of surveillance by the anti-robbery policemen from Lagos state.
When eventually paraded, he stated that he had no regret whatsoever for the crime he had committed.
Among his recent operations was leading a gang of robbers to a hotel in Ajah, where about seven people, including the owner of 04 Hotel, Ajah, Lagos State, one Olanrewaju Subair, on July 7, 2013 were shot and killed.
According to police after killing seven people at Ajah, they moved to another hotel in Ebute-Metta area, also in Lagos State, where they mowed down two security guards.
Ogunjobi, who sensed he was finally on sinking ground, confessed that he had killed dozens of policemen.
He said he had been into robbery for over 10 years and built several houses. He said that he took to robbery because police imprisoned him for a mere crime of fighting.
“I started robbery in 1996 and in 1999, I was charged for fighting and I spent more than seven years in prison. My stay in prison for minor crime of fighting hardened me. I vowed to pay back the police for that injustice”.
He stated that after he was released, he went to Katangua in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos to meet his friend, Odun, who was arrested by the police recently at O4 Hotel in Ajah.
“We worked with several other gangs and I invested loots of my money in arms buying. I also built five houses in Ifo, Ilaro, Ikorodu and Ibadan”.
On the motive for killing policemen he stated,” I usually kill policemen and take their rifles because policemen have killed several of my boys and taken most of my rifles from them. I have no regrets for all I have done and I have no advice for young people who want to become armed robbers like me.
“I have three children from three women. The police should take all my properties.
The suspect according to police narrowly escaped arrest on July 14, 2013 when he and members of his gang engaged policemen in a shootout along Eko Bridge, Lagos Island, after they killed two policemen at Ebute-Ero and Ajao Estate that day.
Police further said that Ogunjobi had been evading arrest because he hardly uses the same gang members to carry out more than one operation.
According to one of the officers that made the arrest possible, he is the most notorious armed robber we have had in the South West in the past 14 years.
We arrested him at his mansion at Olowu area of Egbeda Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State and recovered two AK47 rifles and 10 loaded AK47 magazines in his house.
Ogunjobi has killed many policemen and civilians.
His most recent activity was at Ajah, where he killed the owner of 04 Hotel and six others a few weeks ago and two other policemen.
He had also led several bank robberies in Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Oyo States.
We have been arresting many of his boys and recovered many rifles from them, but he kept on recruiting more to replace those arrested.
Our boss, Abba Kyari (Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Ikeja, Lagos State), changed his strategy and focused on him because without getting at him, his gang will continue to regenerate.
This is a great victory for the Nigeria police and Lagosians and the South West.