former Nigerian soldier, Isaac
Adejuwon (not real name) has
brought shame to his family and
country after he was arrested
for armed robbery . Isaac who
was on a 10-day leave from
Operation Zama Lafia was part
of the troops that are currently
fighting against Islamic sect ,
Boko Haram .
The 23-year-old is currently
being held at Department of
Criminal Investigations of the
Ogun State Police Command, at
Eleweran, Abeokuta. The police
have withheld his identity
pending when the military
would be notified of his crime.
While speaking to Punch , Isaac
revealed that what the Nigerian
Army was paying him was
enough but that he wanted
more and thought armed
robbery will provide his needs
before going back to his
Maiduguri base in Borno State.
According to him , his father is
late and his mother is not doing
so much in Ibadan. He is the
one taking care of himself
,that’s why he needed money.
When Isaac got to his
hometown, in Ibiade area of
Ogun State, he immediately
contacted his childhood friend,
20-year-old Fasasi Idris. He said
“When I suggested robbery to
Idris, he told me that he knew
an uncle of his that we could
rob. So, on January 27, 2015,
we visited the man in Ibadan to
see how we could rob him. But
when we got to his house, he
entertained us in such a way
that I had a change of heart.I
told Idris that the man was too
nice for us to rob. Idris also
agreed and we left the man.
While on our way back to
Ibiade, we realised that the
private car that we boarded had
just a passenger along with the
driver and both of them did not
understand Yoruba. Right inside
the car, we decided to snatch
the vehicle.
“I had bought a military jack-
knife for N3,500 and also
bought a locally made pistol
before I left Maiduguri. I gave
the knife to Idris while I held on
to the loaded gun.”
When the vehicle transporting
the two men got to a bridge
near Sagamu:
“I told him I could not go any
further without urinating. When
he stopped and I pretended to
urinate, I brought out the gun
and went to the driver’s side
while I also signalled to Idris to
handle the passenger.I pointed
the gun to the driver and he
was resisting, so, I decided to
release a shot in the air. While I
struggled for the key with him,
the driver stabbed me in the hip
and I was bleeding heavily, ”he
said
Idris succeeded in restraining
the other passenger who later
fled along with the driver.The
two young men sped off in the
car and took it to their
hometown in Ibiade.
However, they both ran out of
luck when they got to the town
and Isaac sighted a young girl
and because he had a romantic
interest in her , he decided to
give her a lift. They were riding
around town when policemen at
a checkpoint arrested them
.Seeing they couldn't explain
how they got the car , they
were arrested by the police
.Isaac confessed that they were
looking for a buyer for the car
before they were arrested.
When he was asked whether he
had the intention of going back
to Maiduguri to continue his
duty, Adejuwon said,
“Yes sir. I would be happy to go
back to continue my military
duty. I like being a soldier. I
killed many Boko Haram
members. I really enjoyed that.
I joined the army two years ago
when I was looking for a job.”
The police have also withheld
specifics about Adejuwon’s
military identity. Investigations
were still ongoing and the
police would inform the military
about the case,the police
spokesperson in Ogun State
said.
