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Again,Ogun Police Arrest Fleeing Robbers

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The police anti robbery team attached to Ajuwon Division of the Ogun State Police Command has again arrested some fleeing armed robbers in Akute area of Ogun State on Saturday 2nd August about 0320hrs after robbing a victim(name withheld) in his nigeria-police-logo.jpghouse at Olatunji Street Akute in Ifo Local Government Area of the State.

The robbery gang of almost six had invaded the residence of the victim at about 0300hrs same date when the police team received a distress call from the area and responded swiftly; the team didn’t meet the robbers at the scene but,as usual,it gave them a hot chase before two(2) of the robbers were arrested while some of their weapons and Loots were recovered from them.

The victim of the robbery operation had been injured by the robbers before they fled but was rescued and taken to a hospital by the Divisional Police Officer in Charge of the area and he is responding to treatment.

The suspects arrested are Opeyemi Ibiloye,m,23, and Michael Sanusi,m,21, both of Akute area Ogun State. Preliminary investigation done by the police revealed that the second suspect,Michael Sanusi,is a son to one of the Land Lords in the area.

Items recovered from the robbers included cutlasses, charms, mobile phones/iPhones, and other belongings of the victim.

The Commissioner of Police Ogun State CP Ikemefuna Okoye has directed that the suspects be transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation Eleweran Abeokuta for further investigation.

The commissioner also encouraged the good people of Ogun State to always summon courage to make contacts and calls whenever these hoodlums come to our communities in the state as one can easily see that they a “local” robbers who will ordinarily flee when they hear alarm or any sound or feel people’s (Police’s) presence.

DSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi
PPRO Ogun State
Eleweran Abeokuta
3rd August 2014.

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