Crime

Three Suspects in Police Net for alleged Car Theft

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The Police in Ogun State have arrested three men for allegedly snatching a car in Abeokuta.

The suspects include, Moses Abiodun, Seyi Oyenekan and Monsuru Majekodunmi.

The State Police spokesperson, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement in Abeokuta said they were apprehended on the 9th of November,  2022, following a complaint lodged at the Oke-Itoku Police Station by one Olusesi Akingbile who reported that his Toyota Carina car parked in his house at Ijemo on October 12 2022, had been stolen by unknown persons.

Mr Oyeyemi told newsmen that messages were sent to all police formations in Ogun, asking them to be on the lookout for the missing car.

The police spokesperson who said the stolen car was sighted in a mechanic village along Ajebo Road, by police officers attached to Kemta explained further that the police, during preliminary investigations, had discovered that the suspect had two other accomplices.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr  Lanre Bankole, has ordered a thorough investigation of the suspects before they are charged to court.

Olajumoke Idowu

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Ogun Police Arrest 3 Eiye Confraternity Leaders

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Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three leading members of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity who have been allegedly terrorizing Ijebu-Ode and its environs.

The suspects, Odukoya Odushina, Subomi Popoola and Itunuoluwa Taiwo were arrested after the police at Obalende Divisional Headquarters in Ijebu Ode received information that the cultists were seen holding a nocturnal meeting at a black spot known as Sanga at the back of Central Mosque, with the view to unleashing terror on members of the community. 

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest of the suspects in Abeokuta, said the hoodlums attacked the policemen with dangerous weapons when they sighted them.

Mr Oyeyemi explained that one of the suspects had been arrested once and charged to court, but was granted bail.

He listed items recovered from suspects including jewellery, phones and suspected hard drugs.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, has ordered a full scale investigation into their activities.

Mr Bankole also ordered a massive manhunt for other members of the group with the view to charging them to court as soon as possible.

Olusegun Folarin

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27-year-old allegedly kills Father in Ogun

By Web News 635

A 27-year-old man, Sikiru Ibrahim has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing his biological father, Mumuni Ibrahim.

The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the Onipanu divisional headquarters by one Abiodun Sunday, identified as a neighbour to the deceased.

The complainant told the police that the victim, who was a security guard, had returned home in the morning and met his son sleeping and questioned the son why he was still in bed at that hour of the day.

According to him, the suspect became upset, grabbed a machete and hacked his father on different parts of the body.

The police spokesman, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement in Abeokuta explained that the DPO of Onipanu division, Mr Bamidele Job, mobilized his men and moved to the scene where the suspect was arrested and the victim rushed to a general hospital for treatment but later passed on.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.

Olajumoke Idowu

Crime

Ogun Police Arrest 13 Suspects for Allegedly Destroying People’s Property

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Ogun State Police Command says thirteen persons have been arrested for allegedly destroying other people’s property following an accident that claimed the life of a motorcycle rider in the Itori area of Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta.

Mr Oyeyemi pointed out that the suspects were part of those who went on a rampage when a smuggler’s vehicle who they believed was being chased by the men of Nigeria Customs Service knocked down a motorcycle rider and the victim died instantly.

He noted that the hoodlums immediately went berserk, vandalizing vehicles of innocent passersby, and also moved to a popular hotel in the area where officers of the Nigeria Customs Service used to lodge and started looting the hotel.

Mr Oyeyemi explained that the hoodlums attacked the policemen who had visited the scene following a distress call with stones.

Speaking during his assessment tour of the scene of the incident, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole described the act of vandalizing property as barbaric and directed that others who were involved in the dastardly act be hunted for and brought to book.

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Itori Youths On Rampage as Suspected Smuggler Kills Okadaman

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Youths of Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State have burnt five vehicles over the killing of a motorcyclist by a suspected smuggler.

The youths were reported to have gone on a rampage on the suspicion that the accident was caused by a Customs team stationed in the town.

Five vehicles parked in front of the hotel where the customs were reportedly lodging were burnt.

Witnesses said the timely arrival of Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole with his team saved the hotel from also being burnt.

A report had it that the suspected smuggler was trying to escape from the operatives of the Nigeria Customs, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, Lagos, operating along the road when the motorcyclist was hit and died on the spot.

The Public Relations Officer, PRO, Customs FOU Zone “A” Command, Mr Theophilus Duniya, while responding to the incident said, the officers who were stationed some meters from the scene of the accident did not pursue the vehicle that killed the motorcyclist.

The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi also confirmed the incident.

Wale Oluokun

Crime

Ogun Police Nab Fake Inspector

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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 38-year-old man, Akinyemi Thomas for allegedly impersonating a police officer. 

The suspect was arrested by policemen attached to Sagamu Divisional Headquarters who were on routine patrol of their area with the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Mr Godwin Idehai.

The spokesman of the Ogun State Command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect was in full police camouflage uniform at under the bridge along Lagos Ibadan expressway. 

The suspect in full police camouflage he was arrested in.

Mr Oyeyemi noted that the conduct of the suspect raised the suspicion of the policemen who stopped to question him.

He said the suspect confessed to be a dismissed policeman but using the uniform to extort unsuspecting members of the public. 

Mr Oyeyemi explained that a police warrant card was recovered aside the uniform.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has ordered full investigation into the activities of the suspect with the view to charging him to court as soon as possible.

Olusegun Folarin

Security

Police Inspector, Two Suspected Bandits Die in Gun Duel

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A police inspector, Omolayo Olajide has been killed in a gun duel between the police and suspected bandits at Saala Orile forest, Ogun state

The state police public relations officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who made this known to newsmen, said two of the suspected bandits were shot dead by the police during the battle while two others escaped with injuries.

The state PPRO said the development followed a distress call to Ayetoro police division that a group of suspected bandits were attacking some fulani herdsmen at Isaala orile forest.

Mr Oyeyemi explained that the bandits on sighting the policemen opened fire on them, prompting the officers to reciprocate.

According to him, items recovered from the suspected bandits include, three locally made guns, sixteen live cartridges, assorted criminal charms, one cutlass, one small phone and one unregistered Bajaj motorcycle.

Meanwhile the Ogun state Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, who expressed sadness over the death of the police officer, directed that the escaped members of the gang be hunted and brought to justice.

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Crime

Police Arrest Couple in Ogun for Allegedly Attacking Teacher

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The police in Ogun State have arrested a man, Joseph Oyedele and his wife Elizabeth for allegedly invading Toyon High school, Ere Village in Ado-Odo Area of Ado Odo-Ota Local Government with thugs to beat a teacher, Abel Thomas for beating their son.

The suspects were arrested after the policemen attached to Ado-Odo Divisional Headquarters received a distress call from the school, that parent of one of their students had beaten and injured one of the teachers.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the couple in a statement in Abeokuta.

Mr Oyeyemi explained that the teacher, Abel Thomas was said to have moderately corrected an SS3 student of the school, Joshua Joseph who went home to inform his parent that he was beaten by the teacher. 

He pointed out that the parent mobilized some thugs and descended heavily on the teacher, beating and injuring him. 

Mr Oyeyemi said the suspects also damaged the back screen of a Toyota Corolla with registration number LSD 395 FV belonging to another teacher of the school, Jolayemi Sunday. 

He noted that the injured teacher had been taken to the hospital for medical treatment. 

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has ordered that the escaped thugs who accompanied the couple to attack the school be hunted for and brought to justice. 

Mr Bankole also directed that the arrested couple be charged to court without delay. 

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Commercial Driver Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Man to Death in Ogun

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Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 38-year-old man, Daniel Udoh for allegedly stabbing, his mistress’s husband, Emeka Umonko to death.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement in Abeokuta.

Mr Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested after the policemen attached to Onipanu divisional headquarters received a call that the suspect, a commercial driver had stabbed the deceased to death after a fight between the two men.

The PPRO explained that the deceased had accused the suspect of having illicit affair with his wife, and this led to a serious fight between the two men.

He said the suspect was arrested at the scene of the incident and a knife was recovered from him.

Mr Oyeyemi noted that the remains of the victim had been deposited at Ifo general hospital mortuary for post mortem examination.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has directed that the suspect be transferred to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department, for further investigation, with the view to charging him to court as soon as the investigation was concluded.

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

35 Year Old Man Arrested for Plotting Pregnant Wife Murder

By Web News 982

Ogun state police command has arrested a thirty-five years old, suspect, Eluyera Wasiu for planning with one Adeniyi Samuel to kill his pregnant wife. 

According to a statement by the Ogun State Police Command spokesman, Mr Oyeyemi Abimbola, the suspect and his accomplice, were arrested following information received by the police stating that it was during interrogation that the suspect opened up and informed the police that Eluyera Wasiu contracted him to kill his pregnant wife.

He stated that his husband promised to give him ten thousand naira for the job, out of which he had already given him five thousand naira and to pay the balance on completion of the job.

Mr Oyeyemi explained that the investigation revealed that the main suspect was married to the pregnant wife but got separated due to irreconcilable differences and married to another woman.

The police spokesman said the suspect again met with his former wife resulting in pregnancy and in order not to upset his new wife the suspect engaged his accomplish to eliminate the former wife having disagreed to terminate the pregnancy. 

Mr Oyeyemi said it was an argument over non-refund of the money they gave away the lead on the crime.

The Ogun state commissioner of police, Mr Lanre Bankole, has ordered a thorough investigation of the case with the view to arraign the suspect in court as soon.

Wale Oluokun

Crime

Two Lagos Car Thieves Nabbed In Ogun State

By Web News 964

Ogun State Police Command has arrested two Lagos-based armed robbery suspects, Kenneth Akpa and Adebayo Michael.

According to a statement by the Command’s spokesman, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects were arrested on information that a suspected stolen Toyota Corolla 2008 model was sighted at a mechanic workshop along Ogere/Iperu road where the suspected robbers were fixing the car. 

He said the two suspects were arrested and the vehicle with registration number MUS 599 GV was recovered while the owner of the car, one Mr James Ushahemba, a resident of Ahoyaya in Lagos was contacted and showed up at Iperu for identification.

The car owner explained that he was attacked in his home by the two armed men who robbed him of his Toyota Corolla car, three phones and cash of thirty thousand naira at gunpoint. 

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has directed that preliminary investigation should be conducted in Abeokuta while the case should be forwarded to Lagos State Command where the suspects will be charged to court accordingly.

Wale Oluokun