Ogun: Two teenage armed robbery suspects arrested for robbing rice merchant

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Two suspected teenage armed robbers, Sodiq Hassan and Qudus Rasaq who dispossessed one Nonso Nwibo, a rice merchant of N120,000 at Ipamesan area of Sango Ota have been arrested by men of Ogun state police command.

Sodiq and Qudus were said to have been arrested following a distress call received by the DPO, Sango Ota Division, CSP Godwin Idehai that robbers have invaded the shop of the said Nonso and robbed him of one hundred and twenty thousand naira as well as his Techno handset at gun point.

Upon the distress call, the CSP Godwin Idehai was said to have quickly led his men to the scene, but on sighting the policemen, the robbers were said to have taken their heels but they were hotly chased and one of them, Sodiq Hassan was arrested with a locally made pistol while the other one escaped.

Following diligent investigation, the second suspect, Qudus Rasak was apprehended on the 19th of April 2021 in a hideout at Owode Ijako while live cartridge was also recovered from him. The two armed robbery suspects were said confessed been the robbers who robbed Nonso of his valuables.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.