… launch manhunt for fleeing suspect

Operatives of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps( So-Safe Corps) have arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing motorcycle at Eleworo Village, Ofada-Mowe area of the state.

The operatives also recovered the stolen motorcycle which was kept by the suspects at the residents of one Razaq Lawal in Mokoloki.

The suspect identified as Dauda Ayinde, 35; and Rasheed Abdul.

They were arrested following reported lodged by some members of the Motorcycle Riders Association at Mokoloki Area Command Office

The Corps’ Commander, Dr. Soji Ganzallo confirmed this to newsmen in a statement by the by the Director of information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Adegunwa Adegbuyi, in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Ganzallo said that upon receiving the report, the Area Commander, ACC Amidu Odetayo, directed the intelligence team to immediately swing into action to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.

He said according to information received, the motorcycle had been stolen from Eleworo Village, Ofada-Mowe, on September 14, 2026, and that the stolen motorcycle had subsequently been sighted somewhere in Mokoloki.

The Commander said that the operatives’ investigation yielded a fruitful result which first resulted to the arrest of Abdul and later to the arrest of Ayinde.

“During preliminary questioning, the suspect led the operatives to Bisodun, Mokoloki, where the second suspect, Dauda Ayinde, was subsequently apprehended.” he noted.

Ganzallo said that both suspects confessed to stealing the motorcycle at Eleworo by breaking the padlock and cutting the chain with which the motorcycle had been secured before wheeling it to Mokoloki.

He said that the blue TVS motorcycle, was subsequently recovered at the residence of one Mr. Razaq Lawal, also known as Oyi, in Mokoloki.

According to the commander, the suspects further disclosed during interrogation that they had been involved in similar operations about two years.

He said that another suspect identified in connection with the alleged crime, one Saheed of Otunba Village, is currently at large and the operatives had launched a manhunt for him.

Ganzallo said that the recovered motorcycle and the two suspects had been handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Ofada Divisional Police Post, for further investigation and appropriate legal action.

He commended the officers and men of the Mokoloki-Ofada Area Command for their prompt response, intelligence gathering, professionalism and commitment to duty.

The commander reiterated the Corps’ commitment to protecting lives and property, strengthening intelligence-led security operations, and maintaining effective collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and other relevant security agencies in combating crime across the state

He urged members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities and criminal incidents to security agencies to facilitate timely intervention and effective investigation.

“The safety of lives and property remains our priority. We will continue to work with other security agencies and will not relent in our efforts to make Ogun State and its environs safer for all residents,” Ganzallo added.