Crime

10 Suspected ‘Eiye Confraternity’ Members Arrested in Sagamu

By Web News 671

By Olusegun Folarin

Ogun State Police Command has arrested ten members of a dreaded Eiye Confraternity who have been allegedly terrorizing Sagamu and its environs in recent times.

The suspects, Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo Ayeye, Johnson Adeyemi, Tunde Banjo, Gbenga Morufu and Tunde Adenuga were arrested after men of Anti-Cultists section received information that a group of cultists were converging at different locations in Odogbolu to unleash terror in Sagamu in continuation of the supremacy battle going on among the various cult groups in the town and its environs.

The Ogun State 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 hoodlums attacked policemen with dangerous weapons but they were subdued after which ten out of them were apprehended.

He explained that the 2nd-in-command of the Anti-Cultists unit, Morakinyo Adejumo was seriously injured during the operation, and he is currently responding to treatment at a healthcare facility.

The command’s spokesperson listed items recovered from the suspects to include eight live cartridges and large quantity of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Mr. Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the group.

Subscribe to our Telegram and YouTube Channels also join our Whatsapp

Crime

Ogun Police Arrests 5 Kidnappers, Continues Hunt for Others

By Web News 798

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested five members of a kidnap syndicate terrorizing Obada-Oko and its environs.

A statement by the spokesman of the command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspects, Aliu Manya, Usman Abubakar, Abayomi Olayiwola, Nasiru Muhammad and Bello Usman were arrested on two motorcycles in a forest at Eleja Area of Obada-Oko at night. 

Mr. Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested with the support of the So Safe Corps, hunters and the local vigilante team.

The Ogun Police Command spokesman said exhibits recovered from the suspects include illicit drugs like tramadol and Indian hemp, three cutlasses, and two motorcycles as well cash sum of seventy-three thousand naira. 

Mr. Oyeyemi also hinted that a kidnap victim had identified the suspects as those that kidnapped him while two receivers of the ransom had also been identified amongst the suspects.

The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, for investigation and gave directive concerning the hunt for other members of the syndicate.

Wale Oluokun

Security

Robbery Threats: Ogun Police Assures Ijebu-Ode Residents of Security

By Web News 797

The Ogun State Police Command has described as unwarranted the closure of banks and financial institutions in Ijebu-Ode and its environs over an alleged robbery threat. 

The command in a statement by the spokesman, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi said the decision was unprofessional behaviour by bankers in the area in the face of continuous assurance of safety by the police and other security agencies. 

Mr. Oyeyemi stated that it was treacherous and mischievous as bankers in the Ijebu area have always been complaining of robbery threats. 

The spokesman of the police command said the bankers have always disregard security arrangements by the police in conjunction with other security agencies for their protection and always claim of receiving threat letters from the armed robbers, but will always not make the letters available to the police for investigation.

Mr. Oyeyemi also accused some of the bankers of deliberate exposure of their banks and customers to security risks by exposing the threats to the public rather than security agencies.

The spokesman said bankers in the axis have given out themselves as first suspects in any case of bank robbery having failed to disclose their source of information. 

He said the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun has directed a full-scale investigation into the recent bankers’ claim of receiving a threat letter from the armed robbers and assured the public of the safety of their lives and property including the banks and other financial institutions.

Wale Oluokun

Politics

Arrest Of OGHA Deputy Speaker Will Aid Investigations – Police

By Web News 725

The Ogun State Police Command says the arrest of the Deputy Speaker, of the Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, Mr Oludare Kadiri is to aid investigation into the allegations of misconduct leveled against him.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the lawmaker’s arrest to Radio Nigeria in Abeokuta. 

Mr Oyeyemi said the Deputy Speaker was accused of leading thugs to the house of a former lawmaker where they allegedly attacked the man and vandalised his house.

Meanwhile, a document bearing the purported signature of twenty out of twenty-six lawmakers at the Assembly calling for the removal of the deputy speaker, Mr Oludare Kadiri, over alleged gross misconduct has gone viral. 

The document dated 23rd February, 2021 and addressed to the Clerk of the House, had alleged Mr Kadiri of insubordination, involvement of external bodies in the assembly’s affairs and abuse of office by engaging in conducts likely to cause a breach of the peace. 

Radio Nigeria gathered that there had been lingering disagreements among stalwarts of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ijebu North Local Government Area, where the Deputy Speaker hails from. 

The recent incident was attributed to issues bordering on supremacy battle amongst political leaders in the local government over the control of machinery for the party’s registration and revaluation exercise in the council area.

Oluwatoyin Adegoke

Crime

Ogun Police Arrests 5 Over Murder Of Housewife, Motorcyclist

By Web News 951

Police in Ogun state have arrested five people for allegedly kidnapping and killing a forty-five-year-old house wife, Memunat Akinde and a motorcyclist, Ibikunle Ajose in Ado Odo Ota local government area of the state.


The husband of the deceased had reported at Ado-Odo Ota divisional headquarters of the Ogun State Police Command that his wife was yet to return from the market where she had gone to buy fish.


The spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement in Abeokuta that efforts of the policemen paid off when one of the suspects, Okediran Monsuru was traced to Badagry and apprehended.


Mr Oyeyemi said his arrest led the team to the arrest of other members of the gang including Ajaoba Monday, Akewusola Wajud and Nupo Pona.


He said the suspects confessed to the crime, explaining that they were working for a notorious land grabber who they simply identified as” Lebo” who gave them directive to slaughter the victims.


The spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command who said the head of the victim was recovered from their herbalist, Dasu Sunday noted that a manhunt had been launched for their fleeing principal simply known as “Lebo”.


Mr Oyeyemi said the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun has directed that the arrested suspects be charged to court without further delay.


Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Desist from taking laws into your hands – Ogun PPRO

By Web News 1315

Following series of jungle justice recorded in some parts of Ogun State, the State Police Command says, it will no longer tolerate such practice as violators will face the wrath of the law.

The command also cautioned members of the public to desist from taking laws into their hands by applying jungle justice on people suspected of crimes.

Spokesperson of the command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who described the most recent incident as unfortunate, said the allegation against the three people who were beaten to death and their vehicle set ablaze on mere suspicion of theft, has not been substantiated by anyone.

The Ogun Police Spokesman, who said that the quick intervention of police from Mowe Division saved two others from being gruesomely murdered, accused commercial motorcycle riders of being guilty of the barbaric act.

The command, therefore, reiterated that such unlawful behaviour would no longer be tolerated in any part of the state, adding that anybody caught in such would be decisively dealt with in accordance with the dictates of the law.

Francisca Irekpita

Crime

Police Begin Hunt For Killers of Ogun Lecturer

By Web News 697

Ogun State Police Command says the reported death of the Head of Electrical and Electronics Department of D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State, Mr Mufutau Olayemi Waliyu was an assassination which the command has begun hunting for the killers.

The spokesman of the command, Mr. Abímbólá Oyeyemi while speaking on the incident said it was a case of assassination noting that the assailants did not touch any of the property in the vehicle of the victim.

He stated that the Commissioner of Police had ordered full investigation into the case by the Homicide section of the police.

The lecturer Mr Mufutau Waliyu, was reportedly waylaid by the assassin on his way out of the institution and was shot severally.

He was rushed to the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, where he was confirmed dead.

The Head of the Public Relations at the institution, Mr Yinka Adegbite told newsmen that the police have taken over the investigation while arrangements were being made to bury the remains of the deceased.

Wale Oluokun

Crime

22-Year-Old Nabbed Over Sexual Abuse of Minor

By Web News 763

Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police Force has arrested a twenty-one-year-old suspect, Julius Afuape for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a thirteen-year-old girl.

The suspect was arrested following a report by the Aunt of the victim who reported at Ayetoro Divisional Headquarters that her niece had been sexually abused by the suspect.

The command’s spokesman, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi says in a statement that the victim explained that she was alone in the house when the suspect who claimed that he was sent by the victim’s aunt to come and service her generator had carnal knowledge of her. 

The statement explains that the suspect who had fled the community after the incident was arrested and had confessed to committing the crime.

It adds that the victim had been taken to the General Hospital where it was medically confirmed that the victim’s virginity had been taken.

Meanwhile, Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun has directed that the suspect be transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution. 

Olusegun Folarin

Lifestyle

One Person Confirmed Dead in Gas Explosion at Ijebu-Ode

By Web News 1096

A gas explosion has killed one person at Golden Estate in Ijebu-Ode Ogun State.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Ogun State, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident, said one person died in the explosion.

Mr Oyeyemi said policemen had been deployed to the area to assist in managing the situation.

Wale Oluokun

Crime

Man Tries to Kill Himself by Jumping into Ogun River

By Web News 897

... but he is rescued by TRACE Officer

The Ogun State Police Command says a 35-year-old man, Fatai Oyedele who attempted suicide by jumping into Ogun River has been released to his family for proper medical attention. 

The command’s spokesperson, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known to Radio Nigeria, said the man exhibited violent behaviour suspected to be connected with mental health. 

The Public Relations Officer of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi had earlier disclosed that the man was handed over to the police after his rescue by an officer of the corps. 

Mr Akinbiyi explained that Oyedele, a father of five children from Atan in Ado Odo Ota Local Government area of the state attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Ogun River around Akin Olugbade area of Abeokuta during the midnight. 

The Public Relations Officer of the state’s traffic agency added that the man, who was said to be a cloth seller was also holding a poisonous substance, suspected to be sniper at the time he was rescued.

Oluremi Olugbenro

Crime

Vulcaniser Arrested Over Pant Theft in Ogun

By Web News 1405

Police in Ogun state have arrested a twenty-two year old vulcanizer, Dele Ope for allegedly stealing an underwear belonging to his client.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement in Abeokuta that the suspect was arrested after the owner of the underwear reported the missing item at Warewa division.

Mr Oyeyemi said the woman claimed that she had invited the suspect to assist in fixing her deflated tyre but she discovered that her underwear that she spread on a rope within the compound was missing.

The police spokesman pointed out that the house of the suspect was quickly searched and the woman’s underwear was recovered there in.

Mr Oyeyemi said the suspect confessed stealing the underwear with the intention of taking it to an herbalist for money-making ritual.

He noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Kenneth Ebrimson had ordered that the suspect be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded.

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Fatal Shooting: Ogun NCS Clarifies Its Role

By Web News 830

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun State Command, Area One says the death of a passerby at Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of the state was due to the villagers’ connivance with smugglers to attack the officers with petrol bombs and other weapons during an operation.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Abdullahi Maiwada while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the incident said only two persons were injured during the face-off between smugglers and the customs men.

Mr Maiwada stated that smugglers have continued to defy various means to continue their economic sabotage noting that the command will not relent at enforcing the ban on smuggling.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, Alhaji Abimbola Oyeyemi while also confirming the incident on phone said he was awaiting the brief on the incident from the Divisional Police Officer in Ipokia.

Wale Oluokun

Crime

Police Nab Five-Man Robbery Gang in Ogun

By Web News 1460

Ogun State Police Command has arrested six robbery suspects over a recent attack at an estate around Olomoore, Abeokuta.

According to a statement by the command’s spokesman, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects had invaded the estate with a cutlass and inflicted injuries on the residents and also dispossessed them of handsets, laptop, cash, and other valuables.

He explained that the arrest of the suspects was made possible following the tracking of a member of the gang.

Mr. Oyeyemi said the gang was trailed to the house of an herbalist at Olomoore area of Abeokuta which serves as their hideout.

He noted that robbery suspects also resisted arrest during which one of them was shot, and five others arrested, alongside the herbalist.

Recovered from the robbery suspects are one laptop, five handsets, a cutlass, and charms.

The statement further noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Keneth Ebrimson has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, for further investigation.

Wale Oluokun