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  • Updated: December 06, 2022

Ogun Police Arrests Three-Man Robbery Gang

Ogun Police Arrests Three-Man Robbery Gang

Personnel of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three members of a robbery syndicate whose speciality is snatching motorcycles from their owners.

The arrests according to Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command were carried out on Monday, December 5, 2022.

The suspects, Oyeyemi revealed are; Daniel Akapo, 27 years, Idowu Ajao Sunday, 20 years and Dare Olusegun, 24 years who were arrested following a distress call received by policemen attached to Ago Iwoye Divisional headquarters, that a motorcyclist, one Shefiu Moshood was being attacked by two men who pretended to be passengers and asked him to take them to Oke Erigba village on his motorcycle.

"The two suspects suddenly stopped him along the road and told him that they were not going again. 

"They pretended as if they wanted to give him money only to bring out powdered grinded pepper and rubbed it on the eyes of the rider, with the view to snatch the motorcycle from him.

"While he was struggling with them, a battle axe fell down from the suspects' bag, which the victim picked to attack them back. 

"While the struggle was going on, the DPO Ago Iwoye Division, SP Noah Adekanye, arrived at the scene with his men and some OPC men.

"On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums took to their heels but they were hotly chased and the duo of Daniel Akapo and Idowu Sunday were apprehended.

"On interrogation, they confessed to the commission of the crime, and they informed the police that, it was one Dare Olusegun who asked them to go and snatch the motorcycle with the promise that he would help them to sell it somewhere in Ibadan.

"Their confession led them to the arrest of the said Dare Olusegun, who also corroborated the statements of the arrested suspects."

Oyeyemi disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Lanre S. Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to the state criminal investigation department for discreet investigation.

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