An armed robbery suspect, Sodiq Yahaya, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State police command while carrying out robbery operation at the students hostel at Ipara Remo in Remo North local government area of the state.
The suspect was arrested on Thursday following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Isara divisional headquarters, that armed robbers numbering about six had invaded the students’ hostel situated in Ipara Remo.
According to the police spokesman in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, upon the distress call, the DPO Isara division, CSP Shobiyi Oluwatosin, quickly moblised his men in conjunction with local vigilante men and moved to the scene.
On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums opened fire on them, and the policemen retaliated.
At the end of the encounter, the robbers who have sustained varying degrees of gunshots injuries took to their heels and escaped to the bush.
While the policemen were tracing them in the bush, Sodiq Yahaya was seen lying down with gunshot injury and he was promptly arrested.
He has given useful information to the police concerning their past robbery operations in and around Shagamu area of Ogun State.
He confessed that his gang always targeted students’ hostel for their operation because students especially females were easy to rob.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be transferred to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
He also ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the gang.
The CP therefore appealed to members of the public especially hospital and traditional healers to notify the police if anyone with gunshot injury was seen in their area.
