A 27-year-old robbery suspect, Sodiq Oladele, has been arrested by policemen at Obasanjo Farm junction, Ota, Ogun State.
Oladele was said to have been in company of two others on Sunday when they ran into a patrol of policemen who apprehended him while his gang members escaped.
This was contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Monday.
“The suspect was arrested at Obasanjo farm junction ota while the DPO Onipanu division, CSP Bamidele Job, and his men were on routine patrol of the area and sighted a motorcycle conveying three male passengers.
“The motorcycle was flagged down but the passengers quickly jumped down and ran to different direction. They were hotly chased by the policemen and one of them, Sodiq Oladele, who was in possession of a black bag was apprehended while others escaped.
“On searching the bag, two locally made single barrel pistols, one live cartridge and assorted criminal charms were recovered therein, ” Oyeyemi said
The statement added that the suspect confessed that they were on their way to carry out a robbery operation before his arrest.
Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has therefore directed that the other gang members must be apprehended while Oladele should be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for investigation.