The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended three members of a suspected armed robbery gang who attacked polytechnic students in Ode Remo and Ipara communities.
It was reported that, Armed robbers invaded Ode Remo where they raped female students of Gateway Polytechnic who stayed off-campus.
Reacting to this, students of the polytechnic started a protest, carrying placards to condemn the attack on their colleagues.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
She said;
“The Ogun State Police Command has made significant progress in apprehending suspected armed robbers and recovering firearm and ammunition from three armed men, that have invaded Ode Remo, and Ipara, raping female students, and continued terrorizing the tertiary institution within that area,” the statement read.
“The suspects at first denied it, but a victim of their last robbery operation identified one out of the three-man gang of young men, terrorizing Gateway Polytechnic.Following a security summit organized by the Commissioner of Police, CP ALAMUTU ABIODUN MUSTAPHA psc, in response to recent shooting incidents at Gateway Polytechnic, a proactive operation was conducted based on intelligence.On the 27th of November 2023, the Police, in collaboration with other security agencies, implemented a stop and search operation in Ode Remo and Ipara area.During the operation, a gang of three suspected armed young men were intercepted on a motorcycle. The suspects attempted to evade arrest by resorting to violent means to escape but were eventually apprehended.The suspects arrested have been profiled as Taiwo Oredoyin ‘M’ (27 years old), Taiwo Kuti ‘M’ (35 years old), and Folorunsho Saheed ‘M’ (36 years old), all belonging to Isara town in Ogun State. Upon conducting a search on them, police officers discovered one locally fabricated pistol with two live cartridges, as well as two Samsung phones, in their possessions.The arrested suspects are currently undergoing interrogation as part of the preliminary investigation. Upon completion of this phase, they will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a more in-depth and discreet investigation.”
