An armed robbery suspect, Bolanle Ojomu, was on October 1, 2021 arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command while carrying out a robbery operation at Ilese Ijebu.
The spokesman of the State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police in Ilese Ijebu Divisional Police Headquarters at about 12:30am that armed robbers were terrorising residents of Silva Estate, Odomalasa, Ilese Ijebu.
Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, Ilese Ijebu Division, CSP Amuda Bolaji, quickly mobilised his patrol team and moved to the scene.
The hoodlums on sighting the policemen took to flight immediately, but they were hotly chased and one of them was apprehended with the assistance of members of the community, while others escaped.
Recovered from Ojomu were one locally made gun with one live cartridge.
Meanwhile, the Acting Commissioner of Police in the state, Deputy Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alamutu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
Alamutu also directed massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang with the view of bringing them to justice.
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