12 suspected robbers nabbed at Lagos-Ogun border

Operatives of the So-Safe Corps, the Ogun State Government-owned security outfit, have arrested 12 suspected armed robbers in communities bordering Ogun and Lagos states. The corps said the suspects “specialised in robbing passengers and drivers at the Ajegunle Bus Stop area on the Ogun-Lagos border.” The suspects are Mercy Aromolashe (23); Abiodun Olatunji (27); Ajala […]

Operatives of the So-Safe Corps, the Ogun State Government-owned security outfit, have arrested 12 suspected armed robbers in communities bordering Ogun and Lagos states.

The corps said the suspects “specialised in robbing passengers and drivers at the Ajegunle Bus Stop area on the Ogun-Lagos border.”

The suspects are Mercy Aromolashe (23); Abiodun Olatunji (27); Ajala Sodiq (27); Yusuf Ishaya (29); Lukmon Usman, aka Mafos (25); Monday Oriyomi, aka Ajagbe (25); Issa Ajibose Arogunmola, aka Figo (28); and Sulaimon Ogunshola, aka Akube (26).

The rest are Hamid Idris (22); Oriyomi Joseph (24); Timileyin Odubanjo (22) and Israel Danladi, aka Star Boy (21).

The corps’ Commander, Soji Ganzallo, who confirmed the arrest to newsmen through his spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, said the corps had been getting reports that some gangs of cultists who had turned armed robbers were terrorising passengers and drivers; snatching phones and other valuable items.

He said the suspects were also forcing people to “transfer money through a particular POS” from where they usually withdrew the cash.

Ganzallo further said, “The suspected robbers are known for instilling fear and causing panic among road users in the border areas of Ajegunle, Toll Gate, Shoprite and Dalemo Bus Stop; all in Ado-Odo/Ota LGA of Ogun State.

He added that the suspects and exhibits found on them had been handed over to the police.