the mind boggles really,these men are bastards and should be punished but I think that when we can , our personal safety lies in our hands , i just don't understand how a total stranger can give you something and you consume it , if I understand correctly the victims are given this pure water by someone in the bus, apparently someone who is in on it , A TOTAL STRANGER , someone who supposedly doesn't want to forfeit his balance(now i don't know if the victims are charmed into accepting and drinking ) in any case ,one way or the other they drink it and blank out .
one of the first lessons every parent teaches their children is do not talk or accept anything from strangers and even in the case of people that you know , you are warned to always say no thank you , I just cant understand how an adult who should know better can fall for this.

even on a normal day without it being a scam , i wont even collect jack talk less of something edible from someone i don't know, even if I'm offered out of courtesy no matter how you insist, i might collect it out of courtesy but there is no way on earth I will eat or drink it.

C'mon people , we have become too careless, these are desperate times, let us try to be aware of our surroundings and take extra care of ourselves, the Govt. really cant do everything , let us try to remember the good moral values that have been passed on from our parents and in turn pass it on to our children

one of the first lessons every parent teaches their children is do not talk or accept anything from strangers and even in the case of people that you know , you are warned to always say no thank you , I just cant understand how an adult who should know better can fall for this.

even on a normal day without it being a scam , i wont even collect jack talk less of something edible from someone i don't know, even if I'm offered out of courtesy no matter how you insist, i might collect it out of courtesy but there is no way on earth I will eat or drink it.

c'mon people , we have become too careless, these are desperate times, let us try to be aware of our surroundings and take extra care of ourselves [/quote]
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You go fear hidden posts nah

MOD I know you are an ibo guy. Useleless thieves.

I think it is high time all food hawkers, including purewater pple, get registerd so as to knw who and who sell food to the public. This is a vry serios crime dat must not be taken lightly. This guys r murderous.

My pple frm the east should do more of orientation to our pple dat making money at all cost is not the best way out of poverty. I am disapointed with some of my pple, especialy wen i read ugly stories like dis.

No ethnic bashin pls cos virtually all the tribes in naija have a tendency of doing such. Na God go help us for dis country.

obi123: the mind boggles really,these men are bastards and should be punished but I think that when we can , our personal safety lies in our hands , i just don't understand how a total stranger can give you something and you consume it , if I understand correctly the victims are given this pure water by someone in the bus, apparently someone who is in on it , A TOTAL STRANGER , someone who supposedly doesn't want to forfeit his balance(now i don't know if the victims are charmed into accepting and drinking ) in any case ,one way or the other they drink it and blank out .
one of the first lessons every parent teaches their children is do not talk or accept anything from strangers and even in the case of people that you know , you are warned to always say no thank you , I just cant understand how an adult who should know better can fall for this.

even on a normal day without it being a scam , i wont even collect jack talk less of something edible from someone i don't know, even if I'm offered out of courtesy no matter how you insist, i might collect it out of courtesy but there is no way on earth I will eat or drink it.

c'mon people , we have become too careless, these are desperate times, let us try to be aware of our surroundings and take extra care of ourselves, the Govt. really cant do everything

True talk. As a kid, i could not even spend money given to me by friends of my folks, either as a gift or for transport fare, without permission from my parents. And here we have grown men and women collecting stuffs from strangers in a country where kidnappings and ritual killings are rampant. SMH.

wayne4loan: I knw 1 of those guys .. Nawa oo .him cup done full

na ur business partner rite, im don dupe u abi, .

bibiking7:


True talk. As a kid, i could not even spend money given to me by friends of my folks, either as a gift or for transport fare, without permission from my parents. And here we have grown men and women collecting stuffs from strangers in a country where kidnappings and ritual killings are rampant. SMH.

same here , dem no born me well make i accept food or whatever without permission from my mum or dad, as in they don't even need to talk , they just give me the evil eye and i know what to say immediately , NO THANK YOU or else the house will not contain all of us when we get home.
I really don't feel sorry for any victim of this crime , its just carelessness ,at some point it becomes silly to blame the govt for every single thing , we must at some point in our lives take responsibility for ourselves

wayne4loan: I knw 1 of those guys .. Nawa oo .him cup done full

Abi na you be Chioma (the gang leader on the run)?

More reason Why I support fasola to sent this hAwker away from the road. There evil is more than the good.

first guy from the right forgot to wear his bra or what?

When I read news like this, I share with my friends so they are more security conscious. Thieves keep getting craftier by the day. Anybody could fall a victim. But in times like this, strong principles pay like "Never collect anything from a stranger."

Nasri100: Smart p ricks well am happy atleast they didnt kill their victims or something deadly.

SMH at your definition of smartness.

Not being a tribalist here but I thiink young Easterners need to be sensitized. Their getting rich desperation needs to be cautioned. Im talking from experience here.

[quote author=kessyur]BASTARDS! my freind was their victim same time last year. Kay boarded a bus from Computer village to yaba, only 2 b offered a satchet of water after a heated arguement with d supposed water seller over N5.00 naira balance. And that was how he slept off to regain cosiousness after 3 days. His brand new laptop was taken. I was only called by good samaritans to pick him up from yaba where he was sleeping helplessly on the road.
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Very funny. I can't stop laughing!

This is why I've always supported by the ban of hawking despite the economic implications. Its very difficult if not impossible to regulate hence it has become a criminal haven.

Idiot dem want make am quick quick

Joblessness.Our so called leaders are worst than those guys.

I don't believe this story. I don't believe that Lagosians are this steeewwpid.

Crime everywhere, Oh Lord save us in this country Nigeria.

coogar:
Four months after the murder of a post-graduate student of Nassarawa State University, Cynthia Osokogu by four men, five suspects have been arrested in Lagos for drugging and robbing commercial bus passengers at various points in the metropolis.



The suspects, Chibuike Mbakwe, Tochukwu Eze, Ifeanyi Okeke, Chidi Eze and Okechukwu Mbakwe are said to be members of a syndicate that specialises in robbing unsuspecting passengers in commercial buses by offering them sachet water laced with sedatives.

Last Tuesday, Chibuike, Eze and Okeke boarded a commercial bus in company with four others in the Ikeja area and headed for Yaba. Unknown to them, it was in the same bus that they robbed a sedated passenger the previous week.

Also, they were unaware that the driver of the vehicle had reported the incident to the Sabo Police Division and he had been advised to watch out for a future occurrence.
Little did this driver know that fate would bring the same group of robbers into his bus again.

CRIME DIGEST gathered that the leader of the gang, a 30-year-old suspect known simply as Chioma, is currently on the run. Usually, his method is well rehearsed. He would sit close to his victim and beckon on another member of the gang who pretends to hawk sachet water by the roadside.

Chioma would then purchase a sachet of water with N20 and ask for a balance of N10. When the hawker hesitates, Chioma would buy another sachet and offer it to his victim on the pretext of not wanting to forfeit the balance. Naturally unaware that it had been tampered with, the victim would accept the offer and drink the water. Everything happens within a few minutes.

As expected, after about 10 minutes or so, the victim becomes drowsy and eventually falls asleep. Everything of value in the possession of the victim is then stolen by Chioma who later alights from the bus before its final destination. In an interview with CRIME DIGEST, the suspects said the effects of the sedatives usually wore off after three hours.

Describing how he got involved with the gang, Chibuike said, The leader of our group is Chioma. I met him in Alaba market in 2011. At the time, I was trading in phone accessories. After we became friends, he told me how he was able to rob people by sedating them. Eventually he convinced me to abandon my trade and join his gang.

Chioma always picked his victims. I dont know how he chooses them. All I did with the rest members of the gang was to gang around the bus park with him and board the same bus with him. This will enable the bus to fill up faster and our presence close to Chioma also provides cover for his activities.

I have no idea how the sachet water is laced with sedatives. A full bag, except one sachet of water is usually laced with sedatives and packaged before it is brought to the park.
Unfortunately, he was unable to identify what substance was mixed with the pure water.

Okeke was identified as the hawker in the gang. Only last year, he had returned to Lagos from his hometown in Anambra State. He said, After I returned to Lagos, I worked with some drivers who smuggled rice and other items from the Seme border into Lagos as a bus conductor. On our way back to Seme, we would pick up passengers. About a month ago, Chioma and his gang boarded the vehicle conveying me.

While we were on our way to Seme, I noticed Chioma carefully searching his victims pockets and stealing their money. I was surprised and wanted to raise the alarm, but he silently pleaded with me not to talk. He took my phone number and promised to settle me.

When we met a few days later, he gave me N500 and persuaded me to join his gang. He said it was a lucrative venture. I believed him and abandoned my job. Yet, all I got in the month I worked with him was N8,000 and two Visa brand cell phones. I was making far less than what I earned while on the Seme route. I believe Chioma was cheating me.

Before every outing, Chioma would meet me somewhere and give me a bag of sedated pure water to carry. I would then accompany the group to the motor park of their choice and hang around any bus they board until Chioma calls on me, Okeke said.

However, Chidi denied his involvement with the group. I admit that I was once involved in this trade. But since I returned from Kirikiri prison a few months ago, I have gone back to selling phone accessories. I dont play this trick anymore. It was on Tuesday evening that I learned from Okechukwu through a phone call that my brother had been arrested by the police, but I didnt bother because I had earlier warned Tochukwu of the consequences of his actions.

I was surprised when in the early hours of Wednesday morning; some SARS operatives came into my compound with Tochukwu and Chibuike. They had come to arrest me.

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr. Umaru Manko, confirmed the arrests, adding that the gang was apprehended by members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ikeja. He said, They were about seven in number at the time and had boarded a bus which unknown to them, they had boarded the week before.

The driver was already on the lookout for them, but it was the conductor who noticed that the same group of persons had boarded the bus before. When he raised the alarm, other members of the NURTW present at the scene tried to round them up. The prime suspect, Chioma, fled with three others. Efforts are being made to track them down.

Although Chidi and Okechukwu were not present at the scene, they have been identified as members of another group involved in the same crime. When Chibuike came to stay with his elder brother, Okechukwu admitted taking Chibuike along for a bus ride to CMS with another colleague, Goddy.

Goddy had tutored Okechuwku in the trade at Cotonou where he formerly resided. Chibuike watched as his brother and Goddy practiced their art on their unsuspecting victim and coming away with a laptop and phone.

Both Chidi and Okechukwu have been previously arrested, tried and remanded in prison for this same offence. While Chidi had served time at Kirikiri prison, Okechukwu served time at Ibarra prison. All suspects will be charged to court at the conclusion of our investigation.


http://www.punchng.com/feature/crime-digest/bus-driver-conductor-squeal-on-suspected-robbers/

Bump.
2014.