Six suspected Armed Robbers who have been terrorizing and operating in military camouflaged have been paraded by the Ogun State Police, the suspected armed robbers were paraded alongside other notorious criminals who have been terrorizing the state.
The suspects were arrested on the 4th of September 2020, at about 2:30 am after the police Command received a distress call that a gang of armed robbers who dressed in military camouflage uniform have blocked the Sagamu-Benin expressway at Ijebu-Ife, forcefully dispossessing motorist and commuters of their valuables.
Edward Ajogun the Commissioner of police said after getting the distress call, a team of Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) was detailed to join forces with the patrol team of Ijebu-Ife division and confront the hoodlums.
The suspected criminals engaged the security operatives in a gun fire that lasted about 30 minutes which resulted in the death of one criminal while the rest decided to flee with gunshot injuries.
Further investigation led to the arrest of one Vincent Magnus and Elias John in the Apapa area of Lagos State on the 11th of September 2020. Their arrest led the security operatives to 7up area in Ikeja Lagos on the 12th of September 2020 where three other members of the deadly gang Ikechukwu Alore, Ifeanyi Emmanuel, and Chibueze Kingsley were apprehended. Another member of the gang Chigozie Micheal was later arrested in Sagamu Ogun State as the investigation progressed.
Obiorah Michael who was revealed as the leader of the gang sustained bullet wounds in his abdomen, hand, and right thigh during their encounter with policemen in Ijebu-Ife, he was later traced to the Ajangbadi area of Lagos State where he was being treated of the wounds and was promptly apprehended. They have all confessed to being responsible for a series of robbery incidents along the Sagamu/Benin expressway, especially the Babcock junction and Ijebu-Ife area.