Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
Ogun State Police Command said it has over the weekend arrested three members of a robbery syndicate for allegedly invading a phone market popularly called called Tarmac at Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta on 12th of April this year, stealing expensive phones during when a trader was killed.
In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects, Ajayi Kayode, Habeeb Idowu and Temitayo Oresanya were arrested, following an information received by policemen attached to Kemta Divisional Headquarters, that the suspects had been hibernating at Abule Ake area of Kemta for quite some time now in order to evade arrest.
Upon the information, the DPO Kemta division, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle, was said to have mobilised his men and moved to the scene where the three suspects were apprehended.
Two among the suspects were said to have allegedly confessed their participation in the robbery incident, while the third one, Temitayo Oresanya though affirmed to be a member of the same cult group with them, claimed he didn’t participate in the robbery.
Oresanya explained further, that Ajayi Kayode and Habeeb Idowu came to his house at Abule Ake to hide from the police after their robbery escapade.
Recall that the daredevil robbers invaded Tarmarc on the 12th of April, at about 5pm, shooting sporadically and carting away several phones after they shot dead one of the traders identified as Dayo Bankole.
One of the robbers, Sakiru Adeniji was arrested at the scene, while others escaped.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Yomi Oladimeji, who commended members of the public for their coopration by giving useful information to the police, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.
He also directed that the remaining members of the gang must be hunted and brought to justice.