The Police in Ogun state on September 13, 2019 arrested one Abiodun Makinde, a member of a “one chance” robbery syndicate terrorising commuters along Sango-Owode-Idiroko Road.
The suspect was arrested following a distress call made by the duo of Gloria Edoh and Saidat Akinola, who complained that they both boarded a cab from Owode to Sango, but on getting to Olokopupo area of Atan Ota, two men they met in the car suddenly brought out knives and other dangerous weapons with which they forced them to surrender their belongings.
The sum of N37,000 and N480,000 was collected from them as well as their Techno phones, after which they were pushed out of the moving vehicle.
They sustained various degree of injuries.
Edoh and Akinola subsequently found their way to a nearby hospital for treatment, but while coming from the hospital, they sighted and identified Makinde as one of the hoodlums who robbed them, hence they raised the alarm.
The alarm they raised attracted the Divisional Police Officer of Atan Ota, SP Abiodun Salau, who was on routine patrol of the area with his men and they raced to the scene where the suspect was arrested with the help of members of the public.
On getting to the station, one woman (name withheld) who had earlier complained of similar incident also identified the suspect as one of the hoodlums who robbed and raped her on September 12, 2019 and made away with her pants.
The suspect has confessed participating in the two robbery incidents.
The Commissioner, Ogun State Police Command, Bashir Makama, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the Special-Anti Robbery Squad for discreet investigation.
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