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Lagos – Operatives of Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have arrested a notorious car-snatching gang, which specialises in causing mild accident to rob their victims. One of the suspect, who identified himself as Sunday Uzor, revealed that the gang’s mode of operation was to make their victim have a mild accident. According to the 39-year-old indigene of Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, “While our victims come down to inspect the extent of damage and who the culprit is, our gang would swoop on them and snatch their vehicles.” The other members of the gang arrested alongside Uzor are Ifeanyichukwu Chukwu, 33; Matthew Arome, 27; Ebere John, 32; and Ikechukwu Chilaka, 35. NABBED: From left: Sunday Uzor, Ifeanyichukwu Chukwu, Matthew Arome, Ebere John and Ikechukwu Chilaka. Vanguard gathered that the police recovered a barreta pistol, one locally-made double-barrelled cut-to-size gun loaded with two live cartridges, and six other live cartridges from the suspects operating within Iyana Iba, Igando, Igbo Elerin and other areas along Lagos-Badagry expressway. The police also recovered eight vehicles, including a Toyota Highlander, a Lexus, and a Toyota Corolla, allegedly snatched by the gang in different areas of Lagos. It was learned that Uzor was apprehended by Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS on Saturday, in Onitsha, Anambra State, while trying to sell one of the stolen vehicles. His arrest led to the arrest of the other gang members. Uzor told Vanguard that he was married with two children, but denied being the gang leader. He said: “What happened was that sometime in April, we went to Igando area at about 7.30pm for an operation and we saw a lady driving a flashy car around the roundabout. So, we hit her from behind and when she came down to inquire what went wrong, our gang leader, Danjuma Sule, pointed a gun at her and she froze. “Another gang member entered her car and drove off. We also took her away from the scene and dropped her on Obadore Bridge. The vehicle was taken to Onitsha for sale, but the police have recovered it. “I was a dismissed soldier. I was a Lance Corporal in Ojo before I was dismissed in 2010 for escorting stolen goods.” Another suspect, Chukwu, who hails from Umunze, Anambra State, said he had sold six stolen cars for the gang. He said: “I am based in Onitsha, and I sell the cars for the gang. When they bring them to me, I sell for about N700,000 and return N500,000 to the gang. ‘’I keep the rest. I have received about six cars from them. I knew they were snatching them, but I was in a financial mess. I did not have any option.” Vanguard gathered that the suspects would be charged to court during the week. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the report -

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/we-cause-mild-accident-to-rob-victims-suspect/#sthash.HXfaCmne.dpuf

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Chelsea 6 - 0 West Brom

Chelsea striker Drogba looked fit, sharp and dangerous as he struck a hat-trick

By Paul Fletcher


Didier Drogba scored a hat-trick as Chelsea signalled their intent to defend their Premier League title by thrashing newly-promoted West Brom.

Florent Malouda struck early on from six yards before Drogba scored a free-kick on the stroke of half-time.

Drogba later pounced after a goal-line clearance and scored with a deflected strike from the edge of the area.

Frank Lampard finished an attractive move, while Malouda struck from close range on the stroke of full-time.

Chelsea, who ended last season with an 8-0 thrashing of Wigan, have now won the opening day for the last nine seasons.

And they move instantly to the top of the table after the biggest opening day victory in the history of the Premier League.

Carlo Ancelotti's team played with a confidence, skill and composure that seemingly enabled them to slice open their opponents at will.

It was a chastening afternoon for West Brom and their manager Roberto Di Matteo, a former Chelsea player who received a generous reception from the Stamford Bridge crowd.

His team enjoyed phases of play during which the Baggies displayed the sort of smooth passing football that helped them to win promotion from the Championship.

And Di Matteo can take solace in the fact that they will not play such a talented side as Chelsea every week, but the hammering nonetheless provided an instant illustration of the sort of quality that his team will encounter in the top flight.


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Indeed, it was a far from complete performance by Chelsea, who at times seemed to be going through the motions before suddenly raising the tempo.

If the home side needed an early goal to dust off the cobwebs of their sluggish pre-season form then it arrived when Malouda scored after just six minutes - but only after some shoddy goalkeeping from Scott Carson.

At the very least, the West Brom keeper should have diverted a Drogba free-kick away from goal but he spilled the ball into his six-yard box and, after he partially atoned for his error by smothering an effort from Jon Mikel Obi, France international Malouda had a simple tap-in.

The Baggies seemed content to pack the midfield and leave Roman Bednar as the lone - and frequently isolated - striker, while Chelsea illuminated the contest at a sodden Stamford Bridge with some delightful passing.

Ashley Cole looked more like a left winger than a left-back, while Lampard pulled off one particularly audacious backheel that would have played Malouda through had he been more alert.

Malouda should later have scored Chelsea's second but headed over after Carson had acted sharply to palm clear a vicious Lampard free-kick.

Carson had been unhappy with his wall - and he must have been infuriated with it in first-half stoppage time when Chris Brunt and Gabriel Tamas allowed Drogba's free-kick to fly between them, with the Ivorian's long-range strike finding the net after bouncing yards in front of the keeper.

Drogba's strike took the match beyond West Brom, who had played some decent passing football after conceding an early goal.

Di Matteo's team often let themselves down with some poor decision making and execution in the final third but their approach play was at times crisp and precise.

A low strike from the influential Graham Dorrans took a slight deflection off John Terry and forced a sharp save off Petr Cech, who returned to the Chelsea side after recovering from a calf injury.

And Bednar had the ball in the net with a 20-yard strike but his effort was ruled out for offside.

West Brom continued to catch the eye with some attractive football in the second half but within 10 minutes of the restart Chelsea had extinguished any faint hope of a Baggies comeback.

Chelsea looked threatening at set pieces and it was from a corner that Ancelotti's team scored their third.

Youssuf Mulumbu made a goal-line clearance after Terry had headed goalwards but the midfielder could not prevent Drogba from smashing home from six yards with a left-foot strike.

Nicolas Anelka and Cole combined to play in Lampard, who struck the fourth from 12 yards.

Drogba completed his hat-trick after 68 minutes, with his strike from a wide angle taking a sizeable deflection off the unlucky Tamas.

It seemed inevitable that Chelsea would score again, but the sell-out crowd had to wait until the final minute for Malouda to collect a pass from Anelka before eluding Carson and shooting into the net off the post.

West Brom might have scored a consolation but Alex managed to deflect a strike from Chris Brunt over his crossbar, while substitute Simon Cox shot wide.

other results

Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Manchester C.

Aston Villa 3 - 0 West Ham U.

Blackburn R. 1 - 0 Everton

Bolton W. 0 - 0 Fulham

Sunderland 2 - 2 Birmingham C.

Wigan Athletic 0 - 4 Blackpool

Wolverhampton W. 2 - 1 Stoke C.

NEWcomer in EPL had a good day
Wigan 0 : Blackpool 4
Wolves 2: Stoke 1