We targeted politicians who stole money – Robbers’ informant

An 8-man gang of armed robbers said to be terrorising Abuja, Kogi and Kano states have been arrested and among them is Rekia Musa, a divorcee and Accounting graduate of the Kogi State University, who said she had only been an informant for the gang for 4 months, Punchng reports.

The police said the gang had links with a suspect, Zakeria Isiaka arrested recently by the IGP Response Team, along the Okene-Akure Expressway.
Recall that after his arrest, Isiaka claimed that he could have become the Chief Security Officer of Kogi State if the late APC candidate in the governorship election in Kogi State, Abubakar Audu, had not die.
Others arrested along with Musa are Ismaila Abdulmumuni, Abu-Amidu Disu, Tenimu Musa, Boniface David, Aliu Isah and Danjuma Cyprian, who confessed to have carried out several robbery operations, including an April 2015 operation in Abuja where about N200m was stolen from some politicians.
In her statement, Musa, popularly called Hajia, explained that about four months ago, one of her friends, Isha Mohammed, approached her and said he knew some politicians who had stolen public money and hidden them in their houses.
She said, “I thought targetting politicians who have stolen government money was a good idea because I was broke. Few days later, Isah got another piece of information about an immigration officer based in Lagos, who had stolen government money.
I contacted my gang and we went to the man’s house and robbed him.” Musa, AKA Hajia, also allegedly went around town to scout for victims for the gang before her arrest.