An armed robbery suspect who had been terrorising Obada Oko and its environs in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has been arrested by the police.
Identified as Ibrahim Fatai (a.k.a. Emir) the suspect was arrested on February 10, 2021.
The suspect, who violently dispossessed one Tijani Sodiq of N120,000 and two bags of rice along Araromi Street on the February 5 was sighted by the victim who quickly alerted the police.
Upon the information, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Obada Oko division, CSP Bernard Ediogboyan, swiftly mobilised his patrol team and moved to the scene where the suspect was apprehended.
In the process of robbing his victim, he inflicted a grievous injury on the right wrist of the victim .
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect who is a leading member of Eiye confraternity, led hoodlums who vandalised Obada Oko divisional headquarters on the October 21, 2020 during the EndSARS protest.
He has confessed to many cult related fracas in Obada Oko and its environs.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.
He also directed that efforts should be on to apprehend the remaining members of the gang in order to put an end to their nefarious activities in the area.
