by Temitope Onitiju
Imo-state born, David Chineye was nabbed alongside eight suspected members of a trans-border robbery gang arrested by the Lagos State Police Command last week.
The suspect who claimed to be married to a Benin Republic-based Togolese, stated that he always went for confession after every robbery operation.
Chineye also confessed to being the gang’s informant, disclosing that his marriage to his wife, made it easy for him to study the environment in Cotonou, Benin Republic, which helped the gang carry out their heists in the country.
His gang reportedly stormed a micro finance bank in Porto Novo, Benin Republic, last November, from where they made away the equivalent of N100 million.
While speaking to journalists, Chineye revealed that his pastor and members of his church, Christ Ascension Church, Benin Republic branch, would be shocked beyond imagination when news of his arrest reach them.
He said: “I am a dedicated church worker. Nobody knew I was an armed robber. Every time I returned from any operation, my conscience would prick me. Thereafter, I would go to church for confession but would never disclose the exact sin I committed.”
“My wife didn’t know I was a robber either. This is because I stay in Benin Republic where she is permanently based for two months, before returning to Nigeria, where she believed I was working. I usually visited Benin Republic when we wanted to rob and would leave after investing my loot. This is to allow me get hints on the outcome of the operation, in terms of Police investigation.”
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