Deadly Gang Who Steal Cars By Causing Accident Paraded By Police In Lagos

39-year old Cross River State born Sunday Ozor, who is suspected member of a car-snatching gang, has confesses that the gang’s mode of operation was to cause a minor accident so that the proposed victim would stop, and when their victim come down to inspect the extent of damage, the gang member would swoop on him and snatch the vehicle. The 5-member gang who were nabbed by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad includes Ifeanyichukwu Chukwu, 33, Matthew Arome, 27, Ebere John, 32, and Ikechukwu Chilanka, 35.
It was gathered that the police recovered a barreta pistol, one locally-made double-barrelled cut-to-size gun loaded with two live cartridges, and six other live cartridges from the gang. Eight vehicles, which included a Toyota Highlander, a Lexus, and a Toyota Corolla, allegedly snatched by the gang in different areas of Lagos were also recovered.

Speaking with PUNCH Metro, Uzor, who is married with two children, denied being the gang leader.

“Sometime in April, we went to the Igando area at about 7.30pm for an operation and we saw a lady driving a flashy car. We hit her car from behind and when she came down, our gang leader, Danjuma Sule, pointed a gun at her. 

“Another gang member entered her car and drove off. We also took her away from the scene and dropped her on the Obadore Bridge. The vehicle was taken to Onitsha for sale, but the police have recovered it.”

Chukwu, who hails from Umunze, Anambra State, said he had sold six stolen cars for the gang.

“I am based in Onitsha, and I sell the cars for the gang. There was a car they brought to me, I sold it for N700,000 and gave the gang N500,000. I have received about six cars from them. I knew they were snatching them, but I was in a financial mess. I did not have any option.”