Housemaid Allegedly Connived With Robbers To Raid Boss’ House For Gold And Money

The police in Lagos have arrested two robbery suspects, who allegedly raided an apartment in Magodo Estate in the Isheri area of Lagos, carting away yet-to-be-estimated money and valuables.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the two robbery suspects─ Daniel Ikong and Pius Dennis ─ allegedly connived with the household’s housemaid, identified simply as Mary, to successfully raid the house.

While 22-year-old Ikong and Dennis, 20, were apprehended by the police near the apartment, the housemaid evaded arrest and fled with the booty. The suspects were arrested on Thursday, November 27.

Ikong and Dennis, it was further learnt, were initially apprehended by policemen attached to the Isheri division before they were transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad for further interrogation. 

Speaking with our correspondent, Ikong, who hails from Ogoja, Cross River State, said the housemaid was his girlfriend, adding that she invited them to come for the operation. According to him, Mary informed them that her boss just brought home some gold jewellery and money. He said, ........

 

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“I was staying at Sagamu, Ogun State. I am a commercial okada rider. I was dating Mary before she came to Lagos to work as a housemaid in the house. Later, I came to Lagos and stayed with a friend, Francis. Two days before the incident, Mary told me and my friends that her boss brought gold and money into the house, adding that we should come and rob her.  

We got to the house around 7pm. It was Mary who opened the door for us. She showed us round the house. We collected the money and the gold. We had earlier tied up the boss in the sitting room. As we were making our way out, members of a vigilance group, who had also alerted the police, came after us. Eventually, we were rounded up, but Mary escaped.”

Dennis, also from Ogoja, said the housemaid gave them two kitchen knives to threaten her boss, adding that they did not inflict any injury on her. He said, 

“That was my first time of robbing anyone. The girl was Ikong’s lover. She planned everything and asked us to come. We used two kitchen knives which she gave us to threaten the woman; we did not injure her.”

The police said the knives used by the suspects had been recovered. And also gathered that Mary, who escaped with the gold jewellery and money stolen from the apartment, had yet to be found.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident. He said, 

“Efforts are on to also arrest the fleeing housemaid who allegedly brought the robbers.”