I love killing Boko Haram members but I am poor – Arrested soldier robber

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 a source 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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