Ado-Odo Ota: Two armed robbery suspects caught in the act, arrested

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
Ado-Odo Ota: Two armed robbery suspects caught in the act, arrested
Two suspected robbers caught

Operatives of Ogun State police command on Sunday apprehended two armed robbery suspects while carrying out a robbery operation in Agbara area of Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun State.

The suspects, 28 years old Olanrewaju Sikiru, and 25 years old Olayemi Obisesan, were arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Agbara division, SP Saleh Dahiru, at about 1:30 a.m. that armed robbers has invaded Area 8, OPIC Estate, Agbara, and were terrorising the residents of the estate.

Upon the distress call, the DPO quickly mobilised his men and moved to the scene.

On sighting the policemen, the robbers opened fire on them and the team retaliated.

At the end of the encounter, two amongst the robbers were arrested with gunshot injuries while others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.

On interrogation, the arrested suspects informed the police that they came all the way from Lalupon area of Ibadan in Oyo State to join others in Agbara for the robbery operation.

Items recovered from them include two double barrel locally made pistols, twelve live cartridges, two expended cartridges, two HP laptops, eighteen different phones, cash sum of fourteen thousand, N599.00 and one Bajaj motorcycle with registration number DGB 411 VY.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, who commended the quick response of his men to the distress call ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang.

The CP also appealed to members of the public, especially hospitals, to notify the police if anybody with gunshot injury was seen in their area.

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