The police in Oyo State have arrested two suspects of a one-chance robbery syndicate. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Adewale Osifeso, stated, yesterday, in Ibadan that the command, acting on intelligence, successfully dismantled the one-chance robbery gang and arrested the two suspects.
 
“This breakthrough follows a viral video that exposed the gang’s illicit activities in the Ibadan area. Following the emergence of a viral video exposing the gang’s activities, the Commissioner of Police (CP) tasked operatives of the command’s tactical units to apprehend the culprits,” he said.
 
Osifeso explained that intensive search for the gang members by the police paid off on Saturday when the whereabouts of the suspects were revealed.
 He also said police operatives tracked and located the suspects on the Old Ibadan-Oyo road about 3:30 pm on Saturday.
  
According to him, the suspects, aged 42 and 45 from Olomoyeye Muslim Area and Beyerunka Area, Ibadan, respectively, are now in police custody assisting in investigations.
  
“A Nissan Almera vehicle with registration number Lagos FST 779 DL allegedly used by the suspects in their criminal activity has been recovered. The suspects have admitted to robbing and deceiving multiple victims using the seized vehicle.
  
“Three victims have come forward and positively identified the suspects as those who robbed them of their valuables on separate occasions,” he said.
  
Noting that investigation is ongoing to identify and apprehend other gang members and recover their weapons, Osifeso urged other victims of the suspects to come forward and assist with the investigation and subsequent prosecution.