Police Apprehend Four Suspected Armed Robbers In Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended four members of a notorious armed robbery group operating in the state.

The four suspects were identified as, Sunkanmi Tajudeen, Habeeb Oladimeji, Sunday Akintunde, and Ishola Samson.

They were reportedly nabbed in one of their hideouts after residents of the Mowe and Ofada areas of the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state cried that the suspects were terrorizing the area.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Monday, confirmed the report saying, “The suspects were arrested following an intelligence report received by the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad about the hideout of the gang in the Adesan area of Mowe.

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“On getting the report, the officer-in-charge of the SARS, CSP Tijani Muhammed, dispatched his operatives in the area and the hideout was professionally cordoned off for an operation that lasted about an hour.

“At the end of the operation, four suspects were apprehended, while some members of the gang escaped through a nearby bush.”

Oyeyemi added that the officials of the command also recovered some items from the crime scene, locally-made triple-barrelled pistol, one locally-made single-barrelled pistol, 13 live cartridges, and a Bajaj motorcycle.

The PPRO added that the state Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson is proud of the development and has ordered a manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang.