The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested three members of a robbery syndicate who allegedly invaded the phone market in Abeokuta and killed one trader.
SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Spokesman, on Sunday in a statement issued in Abeokuta, confirmed the arrest of the suspects, including Ajayi Kayode, Habeeb Idowu and Temitayo Oresanya.
Oyeyemi noted that the suspects raided phone and assessories market, known as Tarmac, in broad daylight on April 12, killed one of the traders after carting away several highly-valued phones.
He said that they were arrested, following an information received by policemen attached to Kemta divisional headquarters that the suspects had been hibernating at Abule Ake area of Kemta in Abeokuta.
He said following the hint, the DPO Kemta division, Adeniyi Adekunle, mobilised his men and moved to the scene where the three suspects were apprehended.
“Two of the suspects have confessed their participation in the robbery incident, while the third suspect, Temitayo Oresanya, though affirmed to be a member of the same cult group with them, claimed that he didn’t participated in the robbery.
“He stated further that Ajayi Kayode and Habeeb Idowu came to his house at Abule Ake to hide from the police after their robbery escapade,” he said.
Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, commended members of the public for their cooperation by giving useful information to the police.
The commissioner, thereafter, ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.
The CP also directed that the remaining members of the gang must be hunted for and brought to justice.
