Segun Ayinde
Ogun State Police Command has arrested three members of a robbery syndicate for allegedly snatching a motorcycle from one Shefiu Moshood in Ago Iwoye.
The suspects : Daniel Akapo, 27; Idowu Ajao Sunday, 20; and Dare Olusegun, 24.
They were arrested following a distress call received by policemen attached to Ago Iwoye divisional headquarters, that the victim was being attacked by two men who pretended as passengers and asked him to take them to Oke Erigba village on his motorcycle.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemiconfirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday.
Oyeyemi said that the two suspects suddenly stopped Moshood along the road, and told him that they were not going again.
He said they pretended as if they wanted to give him money only to bring out powdered grinded pepper and robbed it on the eyes of the rider, with the view to snatch the motorcycle from him.
The Police PRO said that while the victim was struggling with them, a battle axe fell down from the suspects’ bag, which he picked to attack them back and in the course of the attack the DPO Ago Iwoye division, SP Noah Adekanye, arrived at the scene with his men and some OPC men.
“On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums took to their heels but they were hotly chased and the duo of Daniel Akapo and IdowuAjao Sunday were apprehended.”
“On interrogation, they confessed to the commission of the crime, and they informed the police that, it was one Dare Olusegun who asked them to go and snatch motorcycle with the promise that he will help them to sell it somewhere in Ibadan.”
“Their confession led to the arrest of the said Dare Olusegun, who also corroborated the statement of the two arrested suspects.” Oyeyem added
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.
