Abara robbery leader opens up on how they killed DSS

Leader of the gang of bank robbers,
which had been terrorising
commercial banks in Lagos and
Ogun states in military uniforms has
revealed how his gang killed nine
officials of the Department of State
Services, DSS, in Arepo two months
ago.
The suspect, Kelly Fotor, an Ijaw
native of Arugbo, Ondo State, was
arrested last Saturday by operatives
of the Inspector General of Police
Special Intelligence Response Team,
SIRT, at a wedding ceremony in
Sapele, Delta State.
Vanguard reports that the suspect,
who was at the ceremony with some
armed men, had a gun duel with the
operatives which led to the killing of
one of the policemen, while Fotor
and three of his colleagues, were
arrested with bullet wounds.
SIRT operatives, led by CSP, Abba
Kyari, who had been on the trail of
the gang, trailed Fotor to the
wedding ceremony after their last
operation at Agbara area of Ogun
State where they robbed a bank and
left three persons, including a
pregnant woman, dead.
Fotor, who sustained a bullet wound
during the shootout, told Vanguard
that he is the leader of the South-
South group of the gang.
He explained that the gang also had
a Lagos leader who he identified as
Ossy, adding that his gang was made
up of 12 men, including himself, with
bases in Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and
Ondo states.
Fotor also said his gang normally
teamed up with their Lagos group for
operations, disclosing to Vanguard
that he and his gang were formerly
into sea piracy before teaming up
with Ossy.
According to him, Ossy is the leader
of the pipeline vandals at Arepo and
Ikorodu areas.
Fotor disclosed that he and his men
took part in the Lekki, Ikorodu,
Festac and Agbara bank robberies,
adding that they made N28 million
from Agbara bank robbery.
“I and my group got N14 million
share from the Agbara operation,
while, Ossy and his group got N14
million. I left Lagos by waters that
day after that operation with my
men back to Igbokoda, Ondo State,
where we shared the money and
everyone got his share of the loot.
‘’It was Ossy’s men who usually pick
out our targets. They were the ones
who picked out all the targets, my job
was to give support and my boat is
very big and my boat boy is a
professional and knows his way
around the water very well,” he
stated.
The suspect said there was no
woman in the gang, confirming that
it was one of Ossy’s boys who
normally dressed like a woman
during operations.
On how his gang killed the nine DSS
officials, Fotor told Vanguard that as
commanders of the groups, he and
Ossy never intended to kill the
operatives when they were captured.
He explained that the operatives
stormed their hideout wanting to
rescue a woman who they abducted
from Festac.
“One of our boys who was heavily
drunk met us while we were
interrogating the suspects after we
captured them and he opened fire on
them.
“I was at their camp at Ikorodu
when the DSS operatives were
captured and brought before me and
Ossy. They knelt down and we
interrogated them, but that guy, he
was Ossy’s man.
“He was very drunk, walked in and
without asking questions opened fire
on all of them and killed them.
Neither myself nor Ossy ordered
their killing, we never wanted to kill
them,” he explained.
It was learnt that Fotor and three
other suspects arrested along with
him have been transferred to Abuja,
while SIRT operatives are still
combing the area for other members
of the gang.    Photos below