OPERATIVES of Ogun State Police Command have arrested an ex-convict, Ibrahim Akinola, for armed robbery.
The suspect was arrested on Tuesday
morning after he and one accomplice, now at large, broke into the house
of one Ojupeju Joseph at Orimerunmu area of Mowe, inflicted matchete
cuts on his head after which they dispossessed him of the sum of
N150,000.
It was learnt that the Divisional Police
Officer of Mowe Division, Mr Charles Ebhuoma, following a distress
call, led a team of anti-robbery policemen to the scene where the
suspect was arrested while his accomplice escaped.
The spokesman of Ogun Police Command, Mr
Abimbola Oyeyemi, said a Plasma television was recovered from the
suspect. Abimbola said: ”Investigation revealed that the suspect had
served a jail term before and he is still having a pending court case on
robbery allegation against him.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed
Iliyasu, has ordered that the suspect be transferred to Federal Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) for discreet investigation.
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