A 27 years old armed robbery suspect, Sodiq Oladele, has been by operatives of Ogun State police command while on his way to carry out a robbery operation with other members of his gang.
He was arrested on Sunday at Obasanjo Farm Junction, Ota while the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Onipanu division, CSP Bamidele Job, and his men were on routine patrol of the area.
According to the command’s spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the team sighted a motorcycle conveying three male passengers and flagged it down.
The passengers quickly jumped down and ran to different directions.
They were however hotly chased by the policemen and one of them Sodiq Oladele who was in possession of a black bag was apprehended while others escaped.
On searching the bag, two locally made single barrel pistols, one live cartridge and assorted criminal charms were recovered therein.
On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he and his fleeing colleagues were on their way to carry out a robbery operation before they were accosted by policemen.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
He also directed that other members of the gang be hunted for and brought to book.
