The Lagos State Police Command has arrested
28-year-old Kingsley Chibuzor, who escaped
from the Kirikiri Medium Prison in 2011, for
armed robbery. Chibuzor and two other members of his gang,
Prince Nwafor and Ozor Enebeli, who
specialised in car snatching, were arrested by
operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
SARS, led by Superintendent of Police Abba
Kyari. Four exotic vehicles, including a Toyota FJ
Cruiser, and three locally made guns were
recovered from them. Sources at SARS disclosed that Kingsley, who
was a commercial bus driver in 2011, was
arrested for malicious damage by the Police at
Orile Police Station and was charged to court
and remanded in prison. Few weeks after he was remanded, he
managed to escape and formed a robbery gang
that terrorised Lagos, Ebony, Delta and
Anambra states, snatching more than 15 exotic
cars. A source, who spoke with Vanguard on the
condition of anonymity, said SARS operatives
intercepted an intelligence report on the
gang’s activities and tracked them across
various states in the country. The source said two notorious stolen vehicle
receivers (names withheld) one of them a
popular car dealer in Ebonyi State, were also
arrested. The source said Kingsley provided information
that led to the arrest of others and the
subsequent recovery of four of the stolen
vehicles. ‘Why we rob’ When Vanguard interacted with the suspects,
Kingsley said he went into armed robbery after
escaping from prison because he was broke
and frustrated. Ozor confessed that poverty led him into
robbery, but that he regretted his arrest since
he had turned a new leaf and started a new life
in Ghana. Kingsley said: “I formed the gang after I
escaped from Kirikiri Prison. I and Ozor were
friends. We met in a beer parlour at Maza Maza
area and we became very friendly. “When the idea of taking to armed robbery
came, I went to Benin Republic to buy two guns
which we used in operating. “We robbed people of several vehicles in
Onitsha and we did several bad things. But my
happiness is that I gave my life to Christ when I
was arrested.” On how he escaped from prison, Kingsley said:
“On that night, I discovered that the warder
that used to lock our cell left it open and by
midnight when everyone was sleeping I went to
the gate and pushed it open. “I walked to the entrance, but the gate was
locked. I went through the ceiling and jumped
outside. There was no one on guard. “Then I walked swiftly to the fence and jumped
over it. I travelled to my village the next day
and after a while I returned to Lagos and
formed a robbery gang.”
28-year-old Kingsley Chibuzor, who escaped
from the Kirikiri Medium Prison in 2011, for
armed robbery. Chibuzor and two other members of his gang,
Prince Nwafor and Ozor Enebeli, who
specialised in car snatching, were arrested by
operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
SARS, led by Superintendent of Police Abba
Kyari. Four exotic vehicles, including a Toyota FJ
Cruiser, and three locally made guns were
recovered from them. Sources at SARS disclosed that Kingsley, who
was a commercial bus driver in 2011, was
arrested for malicious damage by the Police at
Orile Police Station and was charged to court
and remanded in prison. Few weeks after he was remanded, he
managed to escape and formed a robbery gang
that terrorised Lagos, Ebony, Delta and
Anambra states, snatching more than 15 exotic
cars. A source, who spoke with Vanguard on the
condition of anonymity, said SARS operatives
intercepted an intelligence report on the
gang’s activities and tracked them across
various states in the country. The source said two notorious stolen vehicle
receivers (names withheld) one of them a
popular car dealer in Ebonyi State, were also
arrested. The source said Kingsley provided information
that led to the arrest of others and the
subsequent recovery of four of the stolen
vehicles. ‘Why we rob’ When Vanguard interacted with the suspects,
Kingsley said he went into armed robbery after
escaping from prison because he was broke
and frustrated. Ozor confessed that poverty led him into
robbery, but that he regretted his arrest since
he had turned a new leaf and started a new life
in Ghana. Kingsley said: “I formed the gang after I
escaped from Kirikiri Prison. I and Ozor were
friends. We met in a beer parlour at Maza Maza
area and we became very friendly. “When the idea of taking to armed robbery
came, I went to Benin Republic to buy two guns
which we used in operating. “We robbed people of several vehicles in
Onitsha and we did several bad things. But my
happiness is that I gave my life to Christ when I
was arrested.” On how he escaped from prison, Kingsley said:
“On that night, I discovered that the warder
that used to lock our cell left it open and by
midnight when everyone was sleeping I went to
the gate and pushed it open. “I walked to the entrance, but the gate was
locked. I went through the ceiling and jumped
outside. There was no one on guard. “Then I walked swiftly to the fence and jumped
over it. I travelled to my village the next day
and after a while I returned to Lagos and
formed a robbery gang.”
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