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Two motorbike spare parts sellers, Chidi Umeh 40 and Obinna Onyebuchi 28, have been arrested for allegedly drugging an unsuspecting member of the public before snatching his motorbike.
The two suspects were arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command on August 10, following a distress call from residents of Alanu area of Owode Yewa to SP Olabisi Elebute, Divisional Police Officer of Owode Egbado division, that two men, who had drugged a motorcyclist, were about to snatch his bike.
The DPO was said to have led the anti-robbery team to the scene, where the suspects were caught with the help of members of the public.
Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said, “Chidi Umeh, who came all the way from Nnewi in Anambra State, confessed to committing the crime.
“He explained that he is selling motorcycle parts in Nnewi and he used to come to Owode area to snatch motorcycles from the owners after drugging them through energy drink which he used to give his victims on a friendly note,” the PPRO said.
Oyeyemi added that his accomplice, Obinna Onyebuchi, corroborated his confession, but claimed that it was his first time to follow him out on a robbery assignment.
“Up to the time of writing this report, their latest victim is still sleeping in the hospital as a result of the effect of the drug on him.
“He confessed to have snatched up to four motorcycles from owners at different times.
“Following this incident, the Commissioner of Police, Edward A. Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation,” he said.
He warned motorcyclists to stop taking any edible thing from their passengers, who are total strangers to them, in order to forestall the occurrence of such heinous crimes.