A 35-year-old man, Emeka Nwogu, had a horrific experience on Valentine’s Day when his 25-year-old girlfriend, in collaboration with her younger brother and cultists, attacked and robbed him of N15.5m and his valuables, including three phones.
The incident occurred at Ago Palace Way in Lagos after the couple spent the day in a hotel and planned to dine out the following day, unaware that the girlfriend had orchestrated the attack with her accomplices.
Police sources said while they were in one of the new restaurants enjoying themselves, his girlfriend insisted that they must go back to the hotel for her to ease herself.
The unsuspecting boyfriend obliged her but expressed concerns after they passed the bus stop leading to their hotel but the girl asked him not to worry.
However, according to sources, as soon as they got down in another bus stop, some armed boys attacked and dragged them to a secluded place in one of the estates where they beat and tortured the man with guns and axes.
They then disappeared with his phones after forcing him to disclose the password of his Bitcoin, Binance and Trust accounts and removed about $9,700.
After the attack, Emeka Nwogu and his girlfriend reported the incident at Ago Palace police station. However, the situation took a turn when a security guard at the scene revealed that one of the attackers was often seen with the girlfriend, who was crying during the police inquiry.
This led to her arrest, and she confessed that her younger brother and his friends were responsible for the attack.
She reportedly told detectives that she was angry after seeing her boyfriend’s Whatsapp chats with other girls and that was why she contracted her younger brother to organize the attack with his friends.
Crime Guard learned that at this stage, the case was transferred to the Commissioner of Police Special Squad 1, while the police succeeded in tracing her residence but her younger brother had fled.
Sources said her father, on hearing the development, promised to search for his son and return the stolen items. He however returned only N3m which his son claimed was part of the N5m kept as his sister’s share of the loot.
It was gathered that when detectives intensified investigations, they arrested four other members of the gang who confessed that they were members of Aiye confraternity at Ago Palace Way.
Those arrested include Ogbuka Tochukwu, 22; John Wisdom, 25; Odora Michael, 24, and Babatunde Ibrhaim, 20. Items recovered from them are; one locally made gun, four local cartridges, one battle axe belonging to Aiye confraternity and N7.5milliom cash.
The victim expressed deep trauma upon learning that his girlfriend of four years had orchestrated the attack.
He recalled spending a pleasant Valentine’s night with her in a hotel, but the next day, while they were at a lounge, she kept stepping out after receiving phone calls.
Unbeknownst to him, she was planning the attack with her brother and cultists to steal his money and belongings.
He praised the CP squad for their excellent work, noting they had previously dismantled a notorious kidnapping gang in Lagos last year at Ladipo market.
