'How I Joined Robbery Gang' – Confession Of A Medical Doctor Caught Robbing
Tajudeen was part of a gang which specialises in breaking and robbing Automated Teller Machines (ATM).
Speaking
to newsmen, Tajudeen blamed his predicament on the devil, adding that
he was pushed into robbery by greed because he was very comfortable
prior to his arrest.
“I have eight
children from three different women. As a doctor, I made about N100,000
a week. I specialised in paediatrics and I was a consultant for several
hospitals. I was comfortable but greed pushed me into robbery,” he said.
Tajudeen,
who attended Obafemi Awolowo University, then University of Ife in the
70s was already in his final year when he had issues and so could not
complete his education. He said he was able to practice medicine for so
long without being caught because he had forged a certificate from the
institution.
He said, “No one ever
suspected anything because I was good at my job. After leaving the
government hospital, I set up a small clinic and later started
consulting for other private hospitals and I was making good money.”
According
to Tajudeen, he was tricked into robbery by the gang, though he never
carried arms, he provided his vehicle for the robbers which they used
for robbing.
Recounting how it
started, he said, a youth in the area approached him and asked him to
lend him his car which he did and some days later when he returned the
car, gave him N10,000. When he discovered that they were robbers, he
attempted to stop dealing with them but was scared that the robbers
would turn against him since he knew their identities.
The
suspect said he had let down his family by his behaviour and begged
them for forgiveness, adding that he had children abroad who were
successful and hopes they don't read about his arrest.
Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko said the suspects would soon be charged to court.
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