A self-acclaimed gospel musician who was arrested by the Ogun police for armed robbery has revealed why he committed the crime.
The suspect, Nurudeen Ogundairo was on Tuesday paraded alongside 36 others arrested for various crimes at Eleweran Police Headquarters in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According
to the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ilyasu, a team of the
Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, arrested Mr. Ogundairo and
his alleged accomplices at their hideout at Joju in Ota
Speaking
to Premium Times, Ogundairo who seem to be the leader of the gang said
that he took to crime to source money for the production of his maiden
album.
According to the 28-year-old, who
confessed to having been among those who carried out a robbery operation
at the private residence in Atan-Ota, said the proposed album was
scheduled for launch on July 24.
“I
am a gospel musician. I needed money to enable me to produce my maiden
album and I got involved in robbery to raise money for the project. In
fact, I had picked a date of July 24 to release the album to the public after the production,” he said.
The
suspect, who was arrested with two of his accomplices, identified as
Tunde Joseph and Ganiu Ajibode, said he regretted his action after
spending over two months in detention.
“I hope I
can still be forgiven by the police and God over my action. It was in a
bid to make headway in my musical career that I took to robbery,” he
stated.
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