Two ex-convicts – Abiodun Oshoba and Mustapha Sakiru – have been arrested by the police in Ogun State, for allegedly robbing one Aminu Iliyasu of his Bajaj motorcycle with registration number, SGM 965 VQ, at gun point.
The men were arrested on Monday following a complaint lodged at Shagamu police station by the victim.
He reported that the two ex-convicts boarded his motorcycle as passengers and asked him to take them to Conference Hotel at G.R.A. quarters, Sagamu.
On their way to the place, however, the suspects were said to have brought a gun and ordered him to stop.
They subsequently dispossessed him of the motorcycle and made away with it.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Shagamu Division, CSP Okiki Agunbiade mobilised his men and in-conjunction with members of vigilance group blocked all the exit points of the GRA and commenced stop and search.
Their efforts yielded positive result when the motorcycle was sighted at one of the exit point, with Abiodun Oshoba riding it.
The number plate was folded.
On sighting the policemen, he abandoned the bike and took to his heels.
He was chased and apprehended by the policemen.
His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, Mustapha Sakiru.
A locally made pistol with one live cartridge was recovered from them.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the duo met in Igbeba prison where they served different jail terms and decided to form a gang after their terms in the prison.
While Sakiru Mustapha was jailed in 2016 for hijacking a truck, Abiodun Oshoba was jailed in 2019 for snatching a phone; both of them came out of prison in 2020 and decided to continue their devilish trade.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Awolowo, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and prosecution.
