A 29-year-old lady, Chioma Okafor, was on Friday 25th of November 2022, arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command while carrying out a robbery operation with a 19-year-old boy Nweke Joshua in Adesan area of Mowe.
The duo went to the shop disguised as customers, but suddenly brought out guns and ordered the shop owner to hand over all money in his possession to them.
The suspects were arrested following a distress call received at Mowe Divisional Headquarters at about 9:30 pm, that armed robbers have invaded a foodstuff shop, owned by one Johnson Nwokoro at Safari Junction Adesan and dispossessing the owner of the day’s sales.
NigeriaCrime.com learned that sequel to the distress call, the DPO Mowe Division, SP Folake Afeniforo, quickly mobilised the Division’s patrol team and the so safe corps men to the scene where the two suspects were arrested.
On searching them, it was discovered that they came to rob the shop with toy guns which looked perfectly like original pistols.
During interrogation, the 19-year-old suspect, Nweke Joshua, informed the police that it was Chioma Okafor who came up with the idea of carrying out the robbery operation for them to have some money.
He stated further that it was Chioma who bought the two toy guns and gave him one to use for the operation.
Confirming the incident, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command said the suspects went to the shop and pretended like customers, but they suddenly brought out guns and ordered the shop owner to hand over all money in his possession to them.”
“Luck ran out of them when police and so safe corps men arrived at the scene before they can escape.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.