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Police Arrest 3 Armed Robbers In Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Force have arrested three suspected armed robbers at a crime scene in Iju-Aga, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said this in a statement on Sunday.
The three suspects who are identified as, Samuel Sunday, 20, Adeleke Mustapha, 22, and Joel Rotimi, 19, were said to have left Lagos State for the operation.
Oyeyemi said Sunday was a resident of Fagba in Lagos State, Mustapha lives at Ajala area of Lagos State while Rotimi resides at Taju Bello Street Agbado, Ogun State.
The police in Ajuwon received a distress call from residents of the Iju Aga area of Ajuwon at about 1:45 am, he added.
He said, “Upon the distress call, the DPO Ajuwon, SP Andrew Akinseye quickly led his men to the area where the hoodlums who took to their heels on sighting policemen were chased and apprehended.
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“Recovered from them are a cut-to-size locally made pistol, four Bajaj motorcycles, weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp, two Voters Card and two National Identity cards.”
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for a discreet investigation.
Oyeyemi through the statement said Ajogun “also appealed to members of the public to always make use of the command’s control room numbers which are 08081770416 and 08081770419 whenever in distress for the police to respond swiftly.”
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