Police arrest man who robs by drugging his victims

Photo:Linda Ikeji - Akeem the Jewelry Thief

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested 39 year old Akeem Ogunniran, an indigene of Osun State, who allegedly robs jewelries merchants of their jewelries after drugging them.

Akeem faking to be a wealthy man, with which he invites identified jewelry sellers to his hotel room,claiming he wants to buy jewelry from them. When they get to his hotel room, he will offer them drinks already drugged and immediately his victims fall under the influence of the sedative, he then absconds with their goods.

Akeem was arrested after he allegedly drugged two women then robbed them of their jewelry valued at about N7million.

Police say he'd been arrested several times for similar cases but had managed to escape prosecution