Ibadan Armed Robbery Victim Recuperating, Says Police

The Oyo State Police Command on Saturday revealed the identity of the person shot by armed robbers around the Bodija area in Ibadan on Friday.

The command also disclosed that Abubakar Ibrahim is still alive and responding to treatment.

Armed robbers had attacked Ibrahim around 2.45 pm, shot and dispossessed him of N270,000 in the aforementioned area.

The Command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan and obtained by AllNews Nigeria revealed that no life was lost as a result of the incident.

Osifeso said that findings revealed that the victim was trailed by his assailants after completing a business transaction within the metropolis and was returning to his base at Akinyele Market, Akinyele local government area, Oyo State.

"In a bid to hasten his trip back home by avoiding the traffic build-up situation on the Expressway, he opted for a shorter isolated route from where he was eventually accosted by hoodlums on a motorcycle.

"The victim was shot on the side of his right toes by the hoodlums with the intent to impede his mobility before dispossessing him of the cash.

“Investigations are on top gear to identify, track and apprehend the assailants with the assurances of providing updates as the case progresses,” he said.

Osifeso alerted the public about the sudden proliferation of criminal and unregistered Point of Sales (POS) Terminal Operators across Oyo State.

"Investigations revealed that the sole aim of the existence of some POS centres was to criminally conspire with unscrupulous elements to redistribute financial proceeds from criminal dealings.

“It is not out of place to validate every transaction process by demanding from the operators' Identity Cards, Certificate of Incorporation from the Cooperate Affairs Commission, among others.

“The Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, promises to clamp down heavily on any individual or group whose intent is to truncate the relative tranquillity maintained in the state,” he said.