Along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Highway, Ogun Police Command agents arrested 33-year-old Akeem Owonikoko, a suspected armed robber.
Omolola Odutola, the police spokesman, verified this to reporters in Abeokuta on Sunday.
The culprit was apprehended, according to Odutola, following a 24-hour operation under the direction of the Area Commander for Ijebu Ode, ACP Omosanyi Adeniyi.
According to her, the suspect delivered a confessional statement in which he claimed that an Inspector of Police who went by the name Ola provided the group with the weaponry it needed to operate.
Odutola said
“Owonikoko was sighted in a Toyota Camry driving inward Ijebu Ode from Ososa and as soon as he sighted the police , he diverted into a close.
“The suspect, who disguised on Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) uniform and the mastermind of several nefarious crime, attempted to out smart the policemen, but he was arrested.
“Searching the vehicle he earlier abandoned, a black cellophane bag containing 32 expended cartridges,
78 live cartridges, a locally fabricated short gun were recovered.“Also, search warrant was also executed at his residence where another magnum pump action riffle,
one double barrel short gun, one locally fabricated double barrel pistol , stunt pistol chocker, an unregistered silver colour, Toyota Camry and Green colour Toyota Sienna Bus marked KNN 58 TD Ogun were recovered.“Others are a liquid chemical, a black beret with insignia of Aiye Confraternity, cannabis, hard drugs,
ATM card, Power bank, two Apple wrist watches, two cell phones and
poisonous charm were also recovered.”
According to the police spokesperson, Abiodun Alamutu, the commissioner of police, gave the police the go-ahead to pursue the remaining suspects.
She emphasized that Ijebu-Ode Area Command has kept the threshold for crime combat raised.
Odutola continued by saying that the police commissioner was still dedicated to purging the state of criminals.