The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one John Udoh reportedly beaten to death over alleged motorcycle theft in the Sagamu axis of the state.
Udoh, according to a report sighted by The Eagle Online, was a member of a five-man armed robbery gang, who had allegedly broken into the home of one Emeka Ruben, to steal his Lifan rubber motorbike valued at N1.2 million.
The Eagle Online gathered that Udoh was caught alongside 22 years old Peter Ubong in the Atayo Okeigbo community, Aruba Sagamu, by the community youths following a distress call from the victim.
Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola said, “On October 18, 2024, at about 7:20hrs the CDA Chairman of the Atayo Okeigbo community, Aruba Sagamu, Ogun State, reported via phone that a group of thieves invaded the community around 2:00 am.
“They broke into the home of one Emeka Ruben, stealing his Lifan rubber motorbike valued at N1.2 million.
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“Upon hearing his cries for help, at midnight, several youths intervened by moving into the victim’s residence, apprehending one Peter Ubong, a 22-year-old from Cross River, and John Udoh, along with their operational motorcycle with registration number SGM 387 WB.”
Odutola, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed that three other suspects named Adaka, Stephen and Jerssy escaped with the stolen motorcycle.
She stated further that the suspects confessed to being responsible for the theft of 15 solar street lights previously stolen from the community, as well as two other motorcycles.
The captured suspects, according to Odutola, were severely beaten by the mob which resulted in Ubong being hospitalized, while Udoh was declared dead by doctors at OOUTH Sagamu, where his body was subsequently deposited in the hospital morgue.
“They provided the names of their accomplices involved in the crime in Ajaka, a part of the Sagamu division, and admitted to committing other burglaries in the Sagamu area,” Odutola disclosed.
The Police spokesperson equally confirmed that investigation has begun on the incident, adding that the Command is working to ensure the apprehension of the identified fleeing suspects.
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