Police arrest robbery suspect in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command has arrested an armed robbery suspect, Waheed Ijiyemi, on his way to robbery operation.

The suspect was arrested while the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Onipanu division, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Bamidele Job, was on routine patrol with his men and sighted the suspect on an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle.

The suspect on sighting the policemen, abandoned the motorcycle and took to his heels, but he was chased and arrested.
When the police searched his small bag, a cut to size local-made pistol with ten live cartridges were recovered.
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On interrogation, the suspect confessed been an armed robber, and that he was on his way to carry out operation, before he was apprehended.

The state Commissioner of Police,  Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for discreet investigation.