Robbers, Kidnappers Held With Seven Rifles

Police in Ogun State have arrested three suspected armed robbers and kidnappers. They also recovered seven assorted rifles from the suspects. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Federal Special Anti- Robbery Squad (FSARS) at their alleged hideout at Ipoji area of Sagamu.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest in a statement, said the suspects had been terrorising Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu areas for some time now. He gave the names of the suspects as Abibu Onasanya, Kamorudeen Abdulahi and Olalekan Ogunbowale. The police spokesman added that they were apprehended following a tipoff about their hideout. According to him, the suspected bandits are still undergoing interrogation.

He said: “Recovered from them are two pump action rifles, one doublebarrelled gun, one English gun and three locally-made single-barrelled guns.” Oyeyemi added that the Police Commissioner, Ahmed Iliyasu, had directed that the suspects be thoroughly investigated with a view to arresting other members of the gang.

He said: “The commissioner also appealed to members of the public to always give police necessary and useful information in order to rid the state of crime and criminality because security is everybody’s business.”