Police nab two motorcycle snatchers in Ogun

The Ogun Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the arrest of the robbery suspects who allegedly specialised in snatching motorcycles from their owners around Ijebu-Ode and its environs. The two suspects, Oguntuga Saheed and Omotayo Adenuga, were arrested following information received by policemen attached to Obalende Division in Ijebu-Ode that two Bajaj motorcycles were about to be […]

The Ogun Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the arrest of the robbery suspects who allegedly specialised in snatching motorcycles from their owners around Ijebu-Ode and its environs.

The two suspects, Oguntuga Saheed and Omotayo Adenuga, were arrested following information received by policemen attached to Obalende Division in Ijebu-Ode that two Bajaj motorcycles were about to be sold “at a give-away price” along Okunowa/Odgbolu road.

A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said police detectives on the strength of the information stormed the scene and arrested the suspects with the two motorcycles with registration number JBD 150 WZ and SPA 272 WG.

According to him, “the suspects confessed snatching the two motorcycles at Abeokuta road, Ijebu-Ode from the owners with offensive weapon. They also confessed to be responsible for series of motorcycle thefts in the area.”

The publicist said the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to FSARS for investigation.

He commended the people of the area for giving timely information that assisted the police in arresting the suspects, noting that “such synergy is necessary for us to have better society devoid of crime and criminality.”