May 01, (THEWILL) – Police in Ogun state have arrested four members of a robbery syndicate, for inflicting machete cuts on one Adeleye Sunday and dispossessing him of his two phones.
The robbers also siphoned the sum of six hundred thousand naira from his account through the Bank’s app on the phone.
They suspects are Sherrif Kamoru 28, Rabiu Seyidu 37, Opeyemi Adebayo 26 and Ajibola Fakolade 21.
They were arrested on March 20, 2023, following a report lodged at Sango divisional headquarters by Sunday, that the suspects robbed him of his phone after inflicting machete cuts on his neck
Sunday reported that he was attacked by some armed hoodlums at about 5:30 am at Joju area of Sango ota.
He stated further that the hoodlums dispossessed him of his two phones after inflicting machete cut on his neck.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday.
Oyeyemi said upon the report, the DPO, Sango Ota division, CSP Saleh Dahiru, detailed his detectives to technically trace the suspects and bring them to justice.
The detectives swung into action, and acting on credible intelligence, the hideout of the suspects was located and four amongst them were apprehended.
Recovered from them are; one cutlass, one techno POP 2f belonging to the victim and a nose mask used by one of them during the operation.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Yomi Oladimeji, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
