By Adebola Ajayi
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, So-Safe Corps, has apprehended a member of an armed robbery syndicate terrorizing Ogun State.
A statement by the Corps’ Director of information and public relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf indicated that around 1 am on the 28th of July 2023, the special team of the corps on routine patrol sighted four gang members at New Life Community, Oloko-pupo, Atan, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government suspected to be strategizing to embark on a criminal activity.
The statement says that the team of the Corps led by Bolaji Obadeyi challenged them and they responded by opening fire at the officers.
It noted that the team succeeded in apprehending one of the gang members identified as
Saheed Ade, a 33-year-old resident of Ipokia, in Ipokia Local Government, recovered one locally-made pistol with 3 live cartridges from him.
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The statement indicates that the apprehended suspect said that the three gang members now at large T. J, Monsuru, and Yusuf were also residents of Ipokia, confessing that their mission in the Area, was to steal and return a Sienna Car bought from their boss called Dao who lives in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, with the aim of reselling it to Nigeria in a different colour.
It notes that the State Commander of the Corps, Dr Soji Ganzallo had instructed the Agbara Area Commander of the Corps, Adebesin Lukmon to work with the police and arrest the other suspects now at large.
According to the statement, the injured suspected armed robber and one of the injured officers of the So-Safe were receiving treatment at a nearby hospital while the Nigeria Police Force Atan Divisional Headquarters was further investigating the matter.
