Four armed robbery suspects have been arrested by the police one month after the operation in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State.
The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed this said the armed robbery suspects identified as Sherrif Kamoru 28, Rabiu Seyidu 37, Opeyemi Adebayo 26 and Ajibola Fakolade 21, were arrested following a report lodged at Sango divisional headquarters on the 20th of March 2023 by one Adeleye Sunday.
Oyeyemi explained that Adeleye reported that he was attacked by some armed hoodlums at about 5:30 am in the Joju area of Sango Ota. He stated further that the hoodlums dispossessed him of his two phones after inflicting a machete cut on his neck.
Having taken away his phones, the hoodlums siphoned the sum of six hundred thousand naira from his account through the Bank’s app on the phone. Upon the report, the DPO Sango Ota division, CSP Saleh Dahiru detailed his detectives to technically trace the suspects and bring them to justice.
The detectives swung into action and acting on credible intelligence, the hideout of the suspects was located and four amongst them were apprehended. Items recovered from them include one cutlass, one techno POP 2f belonging to the victim and a nose mask used by one of them during the operation.
The PPRO said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Yomi Oladimeji has directed that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.