# Ex-convicts arrested in Lagos over alleged N50m robbery

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- Published: 2026-10-17T02:23:21+00:00
- Author: Olamide

Two ex-convict, Ekjike Ani, 32, and Chubuzor Anasihwe, 31, have been arrested by
operatives of the Lagos State Police Command over alleged robbery operations along
the Ife-Ilesha Expressway in Osun State, where five vehicles and valuables estimated
at N50m were reportedly stolen. 

 

The suspects were arrested at separate locations in Lagos by operatives of the command’s
Anti-Kidnapping Unit after months of investigation.

 

The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, who disclosed on Friday, October 16, 2026
said that preliminary investigations linked the suspects to robbery incidents allegedly
committed on August 20 and September 20, 2026.

 

According to him, the arrests followed a directive by the Inspector-General of Police,
Olatunji Disu, to intensify the fight against criminal activities nationwide.

 

During interrogation, the suspects reportedly revealed that they met while serving
jail terms at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos and later reunited after
their release,” he said.

 

Ani, an indigene of Ebonyi State and a former clothes seller, blamed his alleged
involvement in robbery on poverty, debts and his mother’s medical expenses.

 

He said he returned to his village after his release from prison in January 2026
but became frustrated by his inability to meet his mother’s eye surgery expenses,
estimated at N800,000, and settle outstanding debts.

 

Ani said he subsequently contacted a former prison acquaintance, identified as Chinedu,
who invited him to Lagos and introduced him to other alleged gang members.

 

He claimed the gang initially abandoned an attempted robbery after motorists were
alerted to their presence, but later returned to the highway, where they allegedly
dispossessed three men assisting occupants of a broken-down vehicle of a Toyota 
Corolla, mobile phones and cash.

 

He further alleged that the gang later snatched a bus during heavy rainfall and 
robbed a vehicle belonging to a traditional ruler.

 

Ani claimed the monarch and his driver escaped, while the gang took valuables from
the vehicle.

 

He alleged that he received only N20,000 in two separate payments as his share of
the proceeds from one of the operations.

 

He also claimed the gang sometimes used sticks wrapped in sellotape and fireworks
to imitate firearms.

 

Anasihwe, who also previously sold clothes on Lagos Island, said he met Ani in prison
while serving a sentence following a fight with two passengers during his time as
a commercial motorcyclist.

 

He said they reunited in Ijora after their release and subsequently participated
in a robbery operation.

 

However, he denied involvement in the robbery involving the traditional ruler, claiming
he had already been arrested.

 

Meanwhile, investigations were still ongoing to establish the suspects’ respective
roles in the alleged robberies. 

 

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  TL;DR (AI Generated)

Lagos State Police operatives arrested two ex-convicts, Ekjike Ani and Chubuzor 
Anasihwe, for allegedly robbing motorists along the Ife-Ilesha Expressway of five
vehicles and valuables worth N50m.

The suspects, who reportedly met while serving time at the Kirikiri Correctional
Centre, confessed to reuniting after their release to carry out the highway robberies.

Authorities are continuing their investigation to determine the exact roles of all
gang members involved in the criminal operations.

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