Authorities of Ogun State Police Command have apprehended three brothers and another individual for conducting a series of robbery operations in the Ijebu ode area of Ogun state.
The suspects, namely Hammed Jagbojagbo, Idris Jagbojagbo, Tobi Jagbojagbo, and Tosin Ogundeko, were seized after a distress call was received at Igbeba divisional headquarters reporting an armed robbery at the shop of a premier lotto agent at Odi olowo area of Ijebu Ode. The robbers reportedly stole N90,000 from the agent and also made off with a bajaj motorcycle belonging to one Clement Conleth.
Upon receiving the distress call, the DPO Igbeba division, CSP Musiliu Doga, promptly led his patrol team to the scene, trailed the robbers, and successfully apprehended Tosin Ogundeko, from whom the Bajaj motorcycle was recovered. Ogundeko led detectives to their hideout in Epe, Lagos state, leading to the arrest of the remaining three, while one of them, identified as Tosin a.k.a socket, managed to escape.
Confirming the arrest, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson of the state police command, stated that upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to being responsible for various motorcycle snatching operations in Ijebu Ode and its environs.
”They confessed further that they all based in Epe but chose Ijebu Ode as their area of operation,” he said.
Oyeyemi also revealed that items recovered from them include one locally made gun and one Bajaj motorcycle.
According to Oyeyemi, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation. He has also directed a massive manhunt for the fleeing gang member.
