The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested three members of notorious robbery gang operating in Ogere axis along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this disclosure in a statement he issued on Tuesday, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER.
The statement said, “Three members of notorious robbery gang operating in Ogere axis along Lagos-Ibadan express road has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command.
“The suspects; Abdul Azeez Ishola ‘m’, Adetayo Gbenga ‘m’ and Adebayo Samson ‘m’ were apprehended at about 6:20am of 18th May 2017 following a tip off that they were planning to carry out another robbery operation on the express road.
The officer in charge of Gateway Trailer Park Police Post, SP Paul Omiwole proactively led his men to their hideout where the suspects were arrested.
“ Recovered from them are: 2 cut to size single barrel guns, 7 live catridges, two wrist watches, 21 different types of GSM phones and cash sum of N16,500.
“On interrogation, they confessed being the brain behind most of robbery cases on the highway in that area and that items recovered from them are proceeds of their earlier robbery operation.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed that the suspects be transferred to Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad for in-depth investigation.
“He equally assured people plying the express road of adequate security as the Command has deployed more personnel from FSARS, safer highway patrol as well as Anti Kidnapping Unit to properly police the highway across the State,” Abimbola Oyeyemi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said in the statement.
