An armed robbery suspect, Adeolu Bankole, has been arrested by the operatives of the Ogun State Police Command.
The suspect, who had been using Civil Defence Corps uniform to carry out his robbery operations, was apprehended on February 5, 2021, following a complaint by some students of the Olabisi Onabanjo university, Ayetoro campus, who reported at Ayetoro Area Command that they were robbed of their belongings at gunpoint by an armed robber, who broke into their apartment, dressed in Civil Defence uniform and dispossessed them of their phones and laptop.
A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said upon the report, the Area Commander, Ayetoro, ACP Anthony Haruna, detailed his detectives to go after the hoodlum.
After hours of painstaking investigation, the detectives received information about the hideout of the suspect. On getting there, a bag containing six phones, one laptop, a pair of civil defence uniform and a locally made pistol were found.
Detectives then mounted surveillance in the area and at about 5pm, the suspect sneaked into the uncompleted building, which was his hideout and moved straight to where the bag was kept. He was quickly rounded up and brought to the station.
Two other stolen phones and a wrist watch were also found on him.The complainants were sent for, and they all identified him as the person who robbed them.
Investigation further revealed that the suspect stole the pair of Civil Defence uniform from a parked Toyota camry belonging to an officer of the corps in December 2020 and thereafter set the car ablaze. The officer has also identified the uniform as his own.
Commissioner of Police, Edward A. Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.