A Kingston Crown Court in the United Kingdom condemned four Nigerians involved in a phone-robbery gang that terrorized the city of London to a combined 55-year prison sentence.
This was discovered in a statement that was retrieved on Monday from the UK Metropolitan Police website.
David Akintola, Ayomide Olaribiro, Olabiyi Obasa, and David Okewole are among the prisoners, according to the statement.
James Adodo, Robert Hills, Nelson Joel, Michael Babo, Mushtakim Miah, and Laville Bloise are among the others.
According to the allegation, the syndicate conducted 13 phone robberies in various UK businesses between September and November 2024.
The article went on, “The group primarily targeted EE stores, using threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms before stealing expensive mobile phones and other devices.” They pilfered goods worth £240,000 in all.
Using DNA evidence, call logs, and car records, police were able to connect suspects to the crime scenes. Officers watched the group as they got ready to commit more crimes, and on November 19, 2024, they entered an EE shop in Kilburn and arrested four of the guys involved.
“Stolen devices and additional evidence linking the group to the robberies were found during searches at addresses associated with the suspects.”
According to the statement, eight of the ten suspects detained during the operation entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to rob on January 30 after being prosecuted in court.
According to the statement, they were sentenced on Friday, November 7, after entering a guilty plea.
The following is a summary of their prison sentences: “James Adodo of St Martins Road, Dartford, Kent, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.” David Akintola of Woolwich’s Samuel Street received a sentence of six years and six months in jail.
Michael Babo of Gilbert Close, Woolwich, received a sentence of six years and ten months in jail. Robert Hills of Mayfield Road, Gravesend, Kent, received a five-year, three-month prison sentence.
Warrior Square, Manor Park resident Ayomide Olaribiro received a four-year, six-month prison sentence. Nelson Joel of Dartford, Kent’s St Martins Road received a sentence of three years and three months in jail.
“Olabiyi Obasa of Norfolk Close, Dartford, Kent, received a sentence of three years and six months in prison.” David Okewole of Northfleet, Kent’s Vale Road received a seven-year, six-month prison sentence.
Two additional individuals were sentenced after entering guilty pleas to attempted robbery, according to the statement.
Laville Bloise of Goldcrest Close, Thamesmead, received a two-year prison sentence with a two-year suspension.
It further stated that “Mushtakim Miah of Artillery Place, Woolwich, was sentenced to eight years and six months’ imprisonment.”
This most recent example coincides with an increase in the number of Nigerians convicted of crimes overseas.
Last Wednesday, it was announced that Chiemka Okoronta, a Nigerian postgraduate student residing in the United Kingdom, will be deported after serving a 10-year prison sentence for raping a teenage girl.
