Police nab five-man robbery gang in Ogun

By Peter Adedoyin

A five man robbery gang terrorizing Iperu/Shagamu/Ode Remo area was on Saturday 12th March 2022 smashed by men of Ogun state police command.

The suspects, according to a statement by the command image maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi include, Moruf Abidogun, Usman Adeyemi, Fisayo Aliu, Afees Adesina and Dauda Lekan.

Oyeyemi said, they were arrested following a distress call received by the DPO Iperu divisional headquarters that the hoodlums were operating along Ogere road, where they were dispossessing innocent members of the public of their belongings.

Upon the distress call, Oyeyemi added, the DPO Iperu division, SP Waheed Oni moblised his men in conjunction with the 

area command's anti robbery team, Sagamu anti robbery team, Ogere patrol team and moved to the scene.

On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums who had already snatched a Toyota Corolla car with registration number GGE 733 FL took to their heels but they were hotly chased by the policemen and five of them were apprehended.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the gang had their base in Lagos, but used to come to Iperu for operation because one of them is residing in the town.

Items recovered from them are; one locally made pistol and a Toyota Corolla car with registration number GGE 733FL.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence department for discreet investigation.