OGUN POLICE ARREST EIGHT IN ARMED ROBBERY RING, RECOVER HIJACKED TRAILER AND CEMENT

OGUN POLICE ARREST EIGHT IN ARMED ROBBERY RING, RECOVER HIJACKED TRAILER AND CEMENT 




BY JENNIFER NWOSU 


The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate linked to violent attacks and the hijacking of trailer trucks along the Papalanto–Ilaro and Owode–Idiroko corridors, recovering a hijacked trailer truck, 900 bags of cement and a locally made single-barrel pistol. The arrests followed a coordinated intelligence-led operation aimed at dismantling organized criminal groups targeting commercial supply chains across the state.

In a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, the Command said the Commissioner of Police directed operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, to deploy intelligence assets, intensify surveillance and discreetly track the syndicate. According to the statement, sustained intelligence gathering, covert surveillance and crime pattern analysis led to the identification and penetration of the network, resulting in the arrest of eight suspects: Mogaji Sodiq, also known as “Ogbons,” Adebowale Lekan, Ajah Peter, Ganiyu Razaq, Odeleye Ayoola, Egboja Amos, Bello Akeem and Olaifa Sunday, apprehended at different locations across the state based on actionable intelligence.
Police said the suspects were intercepted after conveying the hijacked trailer, with most of the stolen cement already moved to a warehouse that was tracked and recovered by operatives, followed by the seizure of the firearm during subsequent operations.

 Investigations have established that the syndicate carried out previous criminal activities, with intelligence efforts ongoing to locate and arrest fleeing members, dismantle the wider network and identify accomplices and logistics channels, while the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations. The Commissioner of Police reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing and proactive crime prevention, urging the public to report suspicious activities through the Gateway Shield toll-free line 0800 000 9111 and emergency numbers 0906 283 7609, 0912 014 1706, 0915 102 7369, and 0708 497 2994.




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