I am a money ritualist and not a criminal ring-leader, says Okadigbo

Segun Akintola, popularly known as Okadigbo, has been nabbed in Lagos by men of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command along with his gang members for their involvement in several fraudulent activities in the state.

According to reports, Akintola, who has been on the police's wanted list since 2013, met his Waterloo when the men of RRS Decoy Team finally caught up with him at his shrine in Ijora.

Reports also have it that 25-year-old Toyin Idebi, the only female member of the team, confessed that she was the link between the fraudsters and their victims.

“I was a stylist and doing well before I joined them. When I saw how they were spending money on ladies like me, then I moved closer to them to know their secret

“My main job was to act as someone who was carrying foreign currencies who didn’t know her destination. Though, those currencies were fake but I didn’t know how Okadigbo got them.”

“Initially, they were reluctant to tell me their job as they just told me they were into export and import business. I pressed on till one of them asked me if I can keep a secret. He opened up and I joined them”.

Joy, a victim of the gang, while recounting her ordeal, gave credence to the confession of Toyin.

“It was on Wednesday afternoon, January 13th 2016 on my way to market. The lady amongst them flagged me down by calling Sabo passengers from Ikorodu garage.

“When I saw the lady sitting and calling for prospective passengers I never thought otherwise. Immediately, I hopped in and sat down beside her. I saw three other men inside the car.

“Suddenly, as we were progressing, the lady begged me to help her with my phone to make phone calls giving excuse that she had no call card on hers.

“As a lady, I handed over my phone to her and she made two separate calls with my phone. As we moved a bit far more, the driver detoured the journey to unknown destination.

“I queried the driver where he was taken me to, he refused to respond. Suddenly, they pulled over in the middle of the way, the driver pointed gun at me and the lady showed me knife to cooperate. They ransacked my bag and removed the whole money with the recharge cards, and they sped off.”

Lagos state Police spokesperson Superintendent of Police Dolapo, who confirmed the arrest, assured that the police would do everything in its power to reduce activities of criminals in the state.

“The leader and his gang members would be charged to court upon completion of investigation. The suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation,” she added.