By Olusegun Folarin
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps codenamed So-Safe Corps has arrested a Motorist identified as Kehinde alongside his few accomplices for allegedly robbing passengers of their belongings in Abeokuta.
The suspects Taoreed Adeosun, Adeosun Funmilayo, Ayoola Yemi, Ogunlate Kehinde and Olonade Dele were arrested at Itoko, Ita-Morin and Adedotun Areas of Abeokuta after a discrete investigation by officers of the corps.
The State Commander of the Corps, Dr Soji Ganzallo confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement through the Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Moruf Yusuf.
Dr Ganzallo explained that Kehinde Ogunlate and Yemi Ayoola would use the taxi to rob passengers, collect their phones, while the robbed items from passengers like phones would be handed over to Kehinde whom he said would sell it to Olonade Dele.
He said the suspects had confessed to committing the crime, explaining that the suspects claimed that they would drive the victims to a safer place for ease escape of their team.
Dr Ganzallo pointed out that the suspects and the items recovered from them had been transferred to the Nigeria Police Force, SWAT, Magbon, Abeokuta for further investigation and likely prosecution.
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