Police arrest two robbery suspects in Ogun

Police arrest two robbery suspects in Ogun

A joint security patrol has arrested two suspected robbers in the Oke Ejigbo area of Ogun State.

The suspects, Kolawole Shobowale, and Moruf Soyoye were apprehended around 6:30 am, by policemen and officials of the So-Safe Corps, following incessant complaints about the burglary at people’s shops and homes.

A statement by the Ogun State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Omolola Odutola, said the suspects confessed to have burgled residences in the neighbourhood before they were seen by the So-Safe Commander patrolling the area.

She said the suspects confessed that three of them were seen but one was able to escape.

Odutola said: “One escaped, one was seen moving with blood stains on his legs while carrying a live Turkey. The SO SAFE team trailed them to their houses and cordoned off the house, leading to the arrest of the above suspects.

“The following items were found in that same house and suspected to be properties belonging to victims they looted:

“One live Turkey, a plasma TV, two speakers, a socket extension two hand saws, three remote controls, three litres of vegetable oil, two kegs of 5 litres palm oil, 25 litres of vegetable oil, half bag of rice and a school bag containing clothes.

“Others are two standing fans, a GOTV, three mouth spanner, a pack of Olive toothpaste, three Oral B toothpaste, bags containing used provisions, one big pack of Sunlight detergent, 21 pieces of new clothes in sack, 67 pieces of clothes inside sack, 17 pieces of new clothes inside sack, 13 pieces of new clothes in a travelling bag, five sachets of macaroni and raw beans, four sachets of Indomie noodles, two hammers and a screwdriver, power bank, one bucket containing assorted provisions and insecticide and a bucket containing assorted soaps.”

Odutola said a speaker, a woofer music engine, one Samsung DVD, an LG DVD, one electronic cooker, two Infinix phones, a Techno Spark phone and two Itel batteries were also recovered.

She said: “Members of the community have continued to throng the Oke Itokun Division to identify some of their items that were stolen months back without any clue pointing towards suspects.

“The matter will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, for further investigation and prosecution.”