Larry Ehizo who works at the Customer service department of first bank, has stated that he began planning how to carry out the Failed Mpape bank robbery operation in October 2019.
Ehizo has now retracted his earlier claim that Ernest blackmailed him into carrying out the robbery and revealed he started nursing the idea having monitored the security system and the processes in the bank. “Everything Ewim said is true; he didn’t threaten me. I willingly collected his number and I called him and he said I should give him a few days. “When I called him, I simply told him how they would go in, where they would see the riot policeman guarding the bank and how to disconnect the CCTV. On Friday night during our meeting, we had issues with getting a driver.” When asked the motive for the crime, Ehizo simply stated,
. “I was just greedy; I thought it was something simple that I could just pull off. I had taken time to study everything; I started thinking about it since October.
Maybe, because I work inside, I felt I could take the money. So, I gradually mapped out where the CCTV was, where the police officer stays, his movement, how people are stationed over the weekend and how the ATM functions over the weekend. I took time to map it out for over a month.”
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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command had arrested the sixth member of the gang, Ewim, at his hideout on Wednesday.
Ewim who doubles as a barman and disc jockey at the Ever Ready Hotel, Mpape, explained that he organised the gang that carried out the foiled heist at Ehizo’s request.
Narrating how he became involved in the attempted robbery, the 29yr old said he met Ehizo at the customer care desk of the bank when he was having issues with his account.
He explained that after addressing his complaints, the bank official took his phone number and called him two days later, promising to give him a job
Ewim stated, “After two days, I received a call from Ehizo, who identified himself and said he had a job for me.
