The Police Command in Ogun has arrested two suspected members of a notorious “one-chance” robbery syndicate operating in Abeokuta.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta.
Babaseyi said the suspects were arrested on Saturday following actionable intelligence on their activities.
He said the suspects were sighted in a taxi heading towards Ita-Oshin, Abeokuta, which they allegedly used to operate as commercial taxi drivers.
According to him, the suspects allegedly used the guise of commercial taxi operations to rob unsuspecting passengers of mobile phones, cash and other valuables.
He said operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), acting on intelligence, chased the suspects towards Ita-Oshin and intercepted the vehicle.
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Babaseyi said the operatives arrested the two suspects during the operation.
“During interrogation and after their statements were obtained under caution, they confessed to being active members of the ‘one-chance’ robbery syndicate terrorising commuters in the metropolis,” he said.
He said the command had intensified efforts to apprehend other members who fled and establish the full extent of their activities.
He added that the police were also working to recover relevant exhibits.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, commended the VCRU operatives for their swift response, vigilance and professionalism.
Ojajuni reiterated the command’s commitment to ridding the state of criminal elements, warning that perpetrators of crime would find no haven in Ogun.
He urged residents and commuters to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious persons or criminal activities to the police. (NAN)
