By Wilson Adekumola
Four robbery suspects said to be terrorizing Sango-Ota and its environs have been arrested by the operatives of the Ogun State Police Command.
According to Daily Post, the command’s Public Relations Officer,, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement in Ota, Ogun on Monday
Oyeyemi revealed the details of the suspects as Sherrif Kamoru, 28; Rabiu Seyidu, 37; Opeyemi Adebayo, 26, and Ajibola Fakolade, 21.
He disclosed that the suspects were arrested on March 20, following a intelligent report at Sango-Ota Divisional Headquarters by one Adeleye Sunday, who reported that he was attacked by some armed hoodlums at about 5.30 a.m. at Joju area of Sango-Ota.
The police image maker explained further that the hoodlums allegedly dispossessed Sunday of two phones after attacking him with a machete, injuring him on the neck.
He stressed that having taken away his phones, the hoodlums siphoned the sum of N600,000 from his account through the bank app on the phone.
“Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Sango-Ota Division, CSP Saleh Dahiru, detailed his detectives to technically trace the suspects and bring them to justice.
“The detectives swung into action, and acting on credible intelligence, the hideout of the suspects was located and four amongst them were apprehended,” he said.
Oyeyemi, however, divulged that items recovered from them included one cutlass, one Tecno POP 2f belonging to the victim and a nose mask used by one of them during the operation.