An inmate of the Olokuta Prison, Akure, Ondo State, 30-year-old Fabian Oladele, who allegedly escaped from the cell in 2013, has been rearrested by the Lagos State Police Command for robbery, snatching of vehicles and diversion of trucks.
He was arrested by operatives of the Abba Kyari-led Special Anti-Robbery Squad during a robbery operation at Ojodu Berger, Lagos, after which he led the police to places where the gang had sold stolen vehicles and trucks in Lagos, Oyo and Osun states.
According to Punch report, Oladele, who was serving term at the prison in Ondo for robbery had served only 10 months before a gang of hoodlums reportedly invaded the cell, disarmed the prison wardens and freed some of the inmates.
After escaping form the prison, he was said to have relocated to Lagos where he joined forces with another gang of robbers who specialised in snatching expensive vehicles and diverting trucks travelling at night.
Confessing to his crimes, Oladele who claimed to have finished from a College of Education in Ondo State said it was greed and bad company that led him back to robbery after his escape from prison.
He said after he left prison, a friend of his invited him to Lagos where he met one Alhaji Kosomona who had his own gang. He then joined forces with him.
Oladele who expressed regret over his action said his mother had warned him before her death to stay away from bad company but he turned a deaf ear and now he is paying the price.
He added that Alhaji Kosomona and his other gang members are currently in the cell of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
According to the police, Oladele’s gang diverted a truck conveying fuel and sold to a buyer in Ibadan, Oyo State while other diverted trucks were sold to buyers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State and Ilesha, Osun State.
It was gathered that Oladele, who is also wanted by the Ondo State SARS, would be transferred to Akure.
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