The suspects, Sunday Chukwunweike (26) and Emmanuel Friday (28), were arrested after mid-night on Mile 2 Bridge in Lagos after robbing a truck driver, Yinusa Salami. The duo robbed Yinusa, alongside two other accomplices, Silas and Sule, both still at large, of a sum of N45,000 and his mobile phone.
On his part, Chukwunweike, an ex-convict, confessed to the crime but blamed his wrong doing on the hard life which he had expose himself to on the street. "I came back from prison after spending 3 months but here I am again in another mess," he said.
The truck driver, Yinusa Salami, stated that he stopped at the bridge to pick up his brother who was waiting for him there. "I was coming from Apapa and heading to Osun. I wanted to assist my brother who was equally going to Osun State. I got to the bridge and I alighted from the truck; that was when I saw four of them…. I was about giving them some money when they seized my arms, before dragging me to the ground and forcefully collected all the money in my pocket totalling N45,000 claiming they control the area and nothing can happen afterwards.