Four suspected robbers have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly terrorizing the people of Ode-Remo, Remo North Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the four suspects are allegedly members of a robbery gang based in Lagos.
Disclosing this, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, identified the suspects as Habeeb Salaudeen, 24, Ezekiel Jayesimi, 30, Olamilekan Teniola, 22, and Olaitan Sonibare, 25.
According to the police image maker, the robbery suspects were arrested on March 13, 2023, following a distress call received by policemen at Ode-Remo Division at about 2:30 am that seven armed robbers had invaded a residential building at COTCO Road, Ode-Remo.
He stated further that men of the Ode-Remo Police Division were immediately mobilised to the scene of the crime by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Fasogbon Olayemi.
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“On getting there, they engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle, but the robbers managed to escape in a white Rav 4 car which they came with,” Oyeyemi stated.
Additionally, the police spokesperson said that the suspects were stopped at Warewa by policemen who noticed bullet holes on their vehicle, which led to their arrest.
The robbers who abandoned their car and fled were tracked to the Mushin area of Lagos, where four members of the gangs were nabbed.
The police spokesperson who confirmed that four iPhones and 13 android phones were recovered from the suspects, said “they have all confessed to the commission of the crime.”
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, has directed the transfer of the suspects to the State CIID for discreet investigation. He also ordered a manhunt for the remaining members of the gang.