The Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Lagos has apprehended three men who were hired by his friend, Mr. Adebayo Orekoya known as Bobby Ibadan, an Ibadan based hotelier to assassinate Mr. Victor Adelakun, known as Ade Lexus.
According to police report, Bobby Ibadan hired four men in Ibadan to do the job and gave them an advance of N140, 000.When the suspects arrived in Lagos on Saturday, they held a meeting at a night club in Allen Avenue Ikeja, where they were said to have made plans for the operation. A SARS informant was said to have eavesdropped on their conversation and immediately alerted the officer in charge of SARS, SP Abba Kyari who swung into action and apprehended three out of the four men. A picture of their victim and guns were found in their possession.
Police tired reaching Bobby with one of the suspect's phone. Bobby Ibadan, who did not know that SARS had arrested his boys, said ;
“I want that job done today by all means. Go to the night club where Ade Lexus hangs out and go and kill him there. If you don’t see him at the night club, go to his house and get the job done.”
It was learnt that SARS detectives rushed down to Ibadan to arrest Bobby Ibadan, but he was said to have escaped.
Ade Lexus told reporters at his showroom on Lateef Jakande Street, Ikeja, that he still did not understand why Bobby Ibadan would want to terminate his life. He thanked SARS men for the “incredible work”, insisting he was still alive because of their efforts.
He said, “Bobby is not my business associate, He is not my friend either. A friend of mine in the United Kingdom was the one that introduced him to me. I have met with Bobby only on a few occasions.If he had succeeded with the assassination, no one would have suspected him because he does not stay in Lagos and we do not chat often. He told me to lend him money a while ago for a business project, but I turned him down. Maybe that is what made him angry.Also, the arrested suspects said Bobby alleged that I snatched his wife. That is not true; I am a happily married man with beautiful children.
Anyway, I must thank SARS men for this breakthrough. I was surprised to receive a call from the SARS commander that I was the target of an assassination. I did not know the Nigeria Police worked in such a manner, I am impressed.”
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident. Good job done to Nigerian police.
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