Operatives of Ogun State Police Command on Sunday 25th of July 2021 apprehended two armed robbery suspects while carrying out robbery operation in Agbara area of Ado Odo Ota local government of Ogun state.
The suspects, Olanrewaju Sikiru, 28 years and Olayemi
Obisesan ,25 years, were arrested following a distress call received by the DPO
Agbara division, SP Saleh Dahiru at about 1:30 am, that armed robbers have
invaded Area 8 OPIC estate Agbara and were terrorizing the residents of the
estate.
Upon the distress call, the DPO quickly mobilized 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, five hundred
and ninety naira 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 distress call has ordered a
massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang. The CP also appealed to
members of the public especially hospital to notify the police if anybody with
gunshot injury is seen in their area.
