Police in Ogun arrest two for armed robbery with toy guns

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Ogun police said it has arrested a 29 years old lady, Chioma Okafor alongside another 19 years old, Nweke Joshua at Adesan area of Mowe, while robbering a foodstuff seller around 9:30pm.

According to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects were said to have been arrested following a distress call received at Mowe divisional headquarters at about 9:30pm, on Friday, November 25 that armed robbers have invaded a food stuff shop, owned by one Johnson Nwokoro at Safari Junction, Adesan, Mowe and dispossesing the owner of the day’s sales.

Upon the distress call, the DPO Mowe division, SP Folake Afeniforo was said to have quickly mobilised the division’s patrol team and the So Safe corps men to the scene where the two suspects were arrested.

On searching the armed robbery suspects, it was discovered that they came to rob the shop with toy guns which looked perfectly like original pistols.

On interrogation, the 19 years old Nweke Joshua, informed the police that it was Chioma Okafor who came with the idea of carrying out the robbery operation in order 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.

On getting to the foodstuff shop, the suspects were said to have pretended to be customers, but they suddenly brought out guns and ordered the shop owner to hand over all money in his possession to them.

Luck was said to have ran out on them when Police and So Safe Corps men arrived at the scene before they could escape.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.