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Confirmed report just revealed that a syndicate that specialise in attacking innocent passengers in the name of one chance are now in some strategic points in Benin city.
The syndicate who came into Benin city from neighbouring states uses AUDI 80 car and pose as genuine cab operators but unknown to the innocent passengers that they are armed robbers.
It was gathered that the armed hoodlums usually position their fake cab around kings square in Benin city where they call for passengers.
It was revealed that some of the unsuspecting passengers who will eventually enter the car are mostly robbed during the journey and later thrown out of the car.
Investigation revealed that a female member of the gang sometimes sit in front of the car in order to convince the passengers that they are genuine cab operators.
Passengers heading to and from ikpoba hill are usually attacked by Temboga junction near ikpoba river, those going to ugbowo are robbed near uselu park, others heading to ekewan road are attacked near uniben or Garrick school and asoro hill while those towards airport road are attacked near ogba zoo or between first and second gate of Benin airport.
Crime news investigation further revealed that those going to sapele road are also attacked by santana market or close to itohan Grammar school.
Others on sapele road could be attacked between third junction and Adesuwa road junction.
Report also confirmed that those going to upper sakpoba road are robbed between St Maria Gorretti junction and Ugbekun primary school while upper mission road between New Era and Lucky way remain a safe haven for criminals to strike the passengers.
All the routes mentioned have a link to the kings square in Benin city.
Some victims who confirmed their attack said moment after the robbery incident, they were thrown out of the moving vehicle.
A man whose identity can not be disclosed now said he entered a cab along akpakpava road by Central Bank heading towards Agbor park.
The armed men diverted the cab into Temboga road where they robbed him and his spouse who was also in the criminal cab.
He disclosed that his spouse was raped in the process. The people commended men of the Edo state police command for bursting some of the syndicates recently but called for a decoy patrol by posing as passengers in order to arrest more of the violent suspected criminals.
Please kindly forward to your loved ones back home....
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