I Am A Committed Church Member - Armed Robber

A suspected armed robber, Felix Odion, arrested by the Lagos State Police Command has claimed he is a committed church member.

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Anthony and Odion
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The suspect, 23-year-old Odion, who was arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad along with his partner, Titus Anthony, on November 22 arrested by the police for allegedly snatching expensive vehicles in different parts of Lagos.

They were arrested from a hideout in Ifo, Ogun State, told Punch correspondent that he was lured into joining a robbery gang.

Odion, a married father of two kids who hails from Ugbowo, Edo State told Punch Metro that he was given N70,000 from the first robbery operation, adding that it was his second operation with the gang that he was arrested.

Odion who said he was arrested last Saturday in his house while his family was preparing to go to church revealed what led him to being a robber : “When I was laid off two months ago, I became penniless and I needed to make ends meet. But I did not think of robbery because I am a Christian. I hardly miss any church service. I attend a church in Oshodi.

“I met the gang at a beer joint in Oshodi and one of them told me that we could do some work together. I didn’t know it was robbery. When they snatched the first vehicle, I was given N70,000. It was after my second participation that I was arrested.”

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