Impersonator dressing like Fulani herdsman to terrorise Ogun community arrested
One Biodun Rasheed, believed to be armed robber but has been dressing like herdsman to worsen the ethnic profiling of criminals in South West Nigeria, has been arrested in Ogun State.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this via a statement on Thursday, saying the arrest followed a distress call received by policemen attached to Kemta Divisional Headquarters, that robbers were operating at Mile 6 along Ajebo Road Abeokuta.
After receiving the call, the police spokesman said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kemta Division, CSP Opebiyi Sunday, quickly mobilised his patrol team, which was joined by the men of So-Safe corps and Vigilante Group of Nigeria.
“On sighting the security men, the robbers took to their heels, but they were chased and one of them, Biodun Rasheed, who dressed like Fulani herdsmen to hide his identity, was arrested,” the statement read.
“He is currently helping the police in their efforts to apprehend the remaining members of the gang.”
Reacting to the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lanre Bankole, ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for discreet investigation.
The police commissioner also warned criminals in the state to either turn a new leave or relocate from the gateway state, as Ogun will be very hot for them henceforth.
