By Atinuke Ogunpolu
Luck has run against a member of an armed robbery syndicate specialized in operating with Army uniform, as operatives of the Ogun State Police Command arrested him.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday September 26, 2018 and copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER.
According to the Police Command Spokesman, the suspect, named Adeoye Ayomide, male, was said to be member of the gang operating around Mowe area of Ogun State.
The 23 years old man was arrested around 8:00pm on Tuesday September 25, 2018 along Ofada Road, Mowe.
According to the Police, the gang had earlier robbed, with broken bottle, one Adeyemo Adegboyega, a retired Army officer, on September 13 and made away with his N86,000.
“The incident was reported at Mowe Divisional Headquarters consequent upon which the DPO CSP Francis Ebuhoma detailed his operatives to be on the trail of the hoodlums.
“Their efforts paid off on Tuesday when the operatives received information that the gang has been sighted around Mowe area. Upon the information, the operatives swiftly moved into action, chased the gang and subsequently got one of them, who dressed in fake Army uniform, arrested.
“Search warrant was duly executed in his house where more fake Army uniform was recovered,” DSP Oyeyemi explained.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to FSARS for discreet investigation.
The Police boss also ordered through search for other members of the gang with a view to arresting them.
