He looked young and innocent as nothing in
his mien could have suggested that 23-year-
old Isaac Adejuwon (not real name) was one
of the men of valour who had been keeping
Nigeria safe.
But while he could have been celebrated as a
hero, the young man got caught in an act that
has only brought shame to him and his
family.
The police have withheld his identity pending
when the military would be notified of his
crime.
When our correspondent spoke with him at
the Department of Criminal Investigations of
the Ogun State Police Command, at Eleweran,
Abeokuta, he said what the Nigerian Army was
paying him was enough but that he simply
wanted more, which was why he decided to
carry out a few robberies before going back
to his Maiduguri base in Borno State.
But he did not think he could do it alone
despite the fact that he had military training.
The soldier who has been a part of the
Nigerian troops battling the Boko Haram
insurgency in the northern part of the
country, explained that he was on a 10-day
leave from Operation Zama Lafia.
“Usually, among those of us taking part in
Operation Zama Lafia, the army regularly
chooses 10 soldiers to go and spend 10 days
with their family. It was my turn this time.
But I wanted to make some money before
going back to Maiduguri,” Adejuwon said.
When Adejuwon 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, Adejuwon
pleaded with the driver to stop because he
was pressed and needed to urinate urgently.
Adejuwon said, “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.”
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 Adejuwon sighted a young
girl he had a romantic interest in.
“I decided to give the girl a lift and we were
riding around the town when policemen at a
checkpoint arrested us. We could not explain
how we got the car. We actually wanted to
sell the car but we could not get a buyer
before we were arrested,” he said.
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.
Idris, who said he only went along with the
robbery plan because he had no job,
explained that he was an air conditioner
technician but had no money to establish
himself.
“My father is late and my mother is not doing
so much in Ibadan. I am the one taking care
of myself. That’s why I needed money,” he
said.
The police spokesperson in Ogun State, Mr.
Muyiwa Adejobi, said investigation was still
ongoing and that the police would inform the
military about the case.


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