Police Arrest Three Suspects For Robbery, Land Grabbing In Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects for alleged robbery and land grabbing.

The suspects were on Friday June 18, 2021 arrested at Itusokun quarter in Odogbolu town.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State , Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspects were arrested following a report lodged at Odogbolu Divisional Headquarters by one Kemi Olukoya, the victim.

The statement read, “The victim reported that while she was at her new site supervising construction workers, when a group of boys numbering about eight invaded the site, and started shooting sporadically and chased the workers out of the site.

“She stated further that the hoodlums also snatched her bag containing sum of five hundred thousand naira and her handsets valued at forty thousand naira at gun point.

“Upon the report, the DPO Odogbolu Division SP Adeniyi Awokunle mobilised his men, and moved to the scene. On getting there, the hoodlums were seen escaping through the nearby bush, they were hotly chased and one of them by name Wasiu Adenuga was subsequently apprehended.

” Further combing of the bush led to the arrest of two others namely; Michael John and Moruf Alaba, while three Bajaj motorcycle they used for their operation were also impounded.

“The victim had identified the three of them as members of the gang that attacked her and her workers.”

The commissioner of police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

The CP also directed that the remaining members of the gang be hunted and brought to justice.