Allegedly, a gang of suspected robbers, consisting of one woman and three men, were caught robbing along Benin-Auchi road and subjected to beating and disgrace.
The gang of robbers, known as “one chance”, operates a taxi for robbing unsuspecting passengers. They were apprehended after robbing a woman and attempting to forcibly eject her from their taxi.
The victim, Mrs. Mariam Ufua, recounted her experience at the hands of the robbers, stating that they robbed her of 30,000 Naira after she boarded their taxi.
Mrs Mariam Ifua
Mrs. Ufua boarded the taxi to New Benin, unaware of the passengers’ criminal intentions.
During the journey, they asked her to lower the window. When she complied, the glass was stuck. As she turned to inform them, she saw them snatching her bag. A struggle ensued, but she discovered her money was gone when she finally retrieved her bag.
After robbing her, they tried to push her out of the moving car, leading to injuries on her leg as she resisted and called for help.
A vigilant taxi driver came to her aid upon hearing her cries for help.
The driver revealed that he pursued the suspects upon hearing Mrs. Ufua’s distress. In an escape attempt, the suspects lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a gutter.
They were subsequently apprehended, and the female member of the gang was disrobed.
Security officials intervened to prevent the lynching of the gang members.
