I paid N60, 000 to escape from police cell — Serial robbery suspect

His arrest, escape from police cell and re-arrest is generating controversy. Wasiu Saka, 30, was a notorious car robber in Ondo State and his mode of operation was to apply as a driver to un-suspecting employers and, after securing employment, abscond with their cars. After stealing cars from his employers in Lagos State, Saka will drive to Akungba-Akoko,   his home town in Ondo State, to show off that he had ‘arrived’ and live big after which he would sell the car at a ridiculous price and return to Lagos for another car theft operation.
He was arrested by detectives from the Ondo State Police Command last month with a Toyota  Hiace bus marked, Lagos JJJ 94XD.
After interrogation, he reportedly confessed to have stolen the bus from a Good Samaritan who,    after listening to his story that he has a family in Ondo State and had been jobless for months and desperately in need of a job to feed his family members, employed him as a driver.
Police sources hinted that Saka had stolen no fewer than four vehicles, including a vehicle belonging to a notable company in Lagos.
After his arrest on June 21, he, however,  miraculously escaped from police cell in the night of the second day after the arrest.
His escape caused a stir as the police authorities queried the officers in charge of his case and a standing order was given to smoke him out from his hideout.
The suspect was re-arrested after a manhunt for him yielded result in Akungba-Akoko area.
Upon re-arrest, Saka allegedly confessed that his escape from police cell was made possible with help from some policemen, and that after paying them relocated to Ile-Ife, Osun State to avoid the prying eyes of police detectives.
He alleged that those who aided his escape from police cell also taught him what to do to avoid re-arrest.
Saka alleged that while the police were searching for him, he was in touch with his accomplices from his hideout.
In Ile-Ife, Saka said he continued with his robbery business because, according to him, that was the only business he knew how to do.
He stated that he secured a driving job with one Mrs Rosemary Omotosho whom she took to church on Sunday, July 26, in her Toyota car marked Lagos LSR 68 DH.
Speaking exclusively with Sunday Vanguard after he was paraded by the Ondo State Police Command, alongside 36 other suspected criminals terrorizing the state, the suspect Saka said after he dropped his employer in church he fled with the car only to inform her that the vehicle had been stolen.




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