By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
An armed robbery suspect, Adeolu Bankole of Idagba Quarters, Ayetoro in Yewa South local government area of Ogun State who usually carry out his dastardly act wearing the uniform of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has been arrested by the operatives of the state police command.
According to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi on Monday, Adeolu Bankole was said to have been apprehended on the 5th of February 2021 following complaint by some students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro Campus.
The students were said to have reported at Ayetoro Area Command that they were robbed of their belonging at gunpoint by an armed robber, who broke into their apartment, dressed in Civil Defense uniform and dispossessed them of their phones and laptop.
Upon the report, the Area Commander Ayetoro, ACP Anthony Haruna, was said to have detailed his detectives to go after the hoodlum and after hours of painstaking investigation, the detectives received information about the hideout of the suspect.
The statement said on getting to the hideout of the alleged armed robber, a bag containing six phones, one laptop, a pair of civil defense uniform and a locally made pistol was found.
Following this discovery, the detectives were said to have mounted surveillance in the area and at about 5pm, the suspect sneaked into the uncompleted building which is the hideout and moved straight to where the bag was kept after which he was quickly rounded up and brought to the station. Two other stolen phones and a wrist watch was also found on him.
The police said that the students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro Campus who reported the robbery incident had been sent for and they have all identified the suspect as the person who robbed them.
The statement explained further that investigation had also revealed that the suspect stole the pair of Civil defense uniform from a parked Toyota camry belonging to an officer of NSCDC on December 2020 and thereafter set the car ablaze. The officer was said to have also identified the uniform as his own.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.