The police have detained a bolt driver by the name of Jeremiah Adeniran after he allegedly robbing some of his passengers.
During his parade by the Ikeja State Police Command headquarters on Friday, Mr. Adeniran admitted to the crime and said that the rise in fuel prices had driven him to commit the heist.
The bolt driver insisted that he was just learning the unlawful behavior when speaking to reporters at the Police headquarters.
He continued that his other two accomplices often waited to carry out the robbery down the route.
He stated …
“Before, I could do 15 trips a day, but after the rise in fuel prices, my business was no longer moving as I wanted, so I ventured into robbery.”
Additionally, the bolt driver noted that since he started last month, he had only robbed three individuals who boarded his car. He was apprehended on Saturday when one of his robbery victims recognized his face in a shop and raised alarm.
“On Saturday morning, I entered a shop, and I saw the lady I picked up and robbed a day before. She instantly recognised me because I was not putting on a nose mask. She raised the alarm, and that was how I was arrested and taken to Ikotun police station,” he added.