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Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected armed robbers at the crime scene in Iju-Aga, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects reportedly left Lagos State to carry out a robbery operation in Ogun State before they were arrested.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said the suspects, Samuel Sunday, 20; Adeleke Mustapha, 22; and Joel Rotimi, 19, were arrested after a distress call was made to the police.
According to him, Sunday is a resident of Fagba in Lagos State; Mustapha lives at Ajala area of Lagos State, while Rotimi resides on Taju Bello Street, Agbado, Ogun State.
By James Ogunnaike Abeokuta
Operatives of Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police have arrested three suspected armed robbers who came from Lagos State to carry out robbery operation in Ogun state.
A statement by the command spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the three men; Samuel Sunday, a 20 years old resident of Fagba in Lagos State, Adeleke Mustapha; a 22years old resident of Ajala area of Lagos State and Joel Rotimi, a 19 years old resident of Taju Bello street Agbado, Ogun state were arrested on Thursday, 14 January 2021.
Oyeyemi noted that the arrest of the suspected robbers followed a distress call received by the police in Ajuwon from residents of Iju Aga area of Ajuwon at about 1:45 am that armed hoodlums numbering about six have invaded the area and dispossessing innocent members of the community of their valuables.
A statement by the command spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the three men; Samuel Sunday, a 20 years old resident of Fagba in Lagos State, Adeleke Mustapha; a 22years old resident of Ajala area of Lagos State and Joel Rotimi, a 19 years old resident of Taju Bello street Agbado, Ogun state were arrested on Thursday, 14 January 2021.
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers.
The Police said the suspects had come from Lagos State to carry out a robbery operation in Ogun.
The three men were identified as Samuel Sunday, 20, a resident of Fagba, Lagos; Adeleke Mustapha, 22, a resident of Ajala area of Lagos and 19-year-old Joel Rotimi, a resident of Taju Bello street Agbado, Ogun State.
They were reportedly arrested following a distress call received by the police in Ajuwon from residents of Iju Isaga area at about 1:45am of the said day.
The residents had informed the police that armed hoodlums, numbering about six had invaded the area, dispossessing residents of their valuables.