Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two armed robbery suspects. In a statement signed by the Command's spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, it was disclosed that the robbers were arrested while robbing two women police officers on the way to work on Wednesday.
"The women were driving in a car belonging to one of them from Ifo to Sango Ota and on getting to Iyana-Ilogbo area, the two suspects suddenly double crossed them with motorcycle and held them hostage with a locally made pistol. After collecting their bags and phones, the suspects were about to climb back their motorcycle when the two women officers engaged then in fighting and raised alarm", Oyeyemi stated.
He went on that "having sensed danger, the suspects; Hafiz Omidokun, 29 and Peter Babalola, 27,took to their heels while the women officers with the help of passers-by gave them a hot chase. Realizing that they were about to be caught, the suspects made an attempt to snatch another motorcycle for the purpose of using it to escape, it was there and then they were apprehended.
They were about to be lynched by an angry mob when the DPO Sango Division, CSP Oyedele Nasirudeen,who had earlier received the distress call arrived with his patrol team and rescued them to the station".
Items recovered from them were listed to include one locally made pistol, one expended cartridge and a motorcycle".
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Special Anti robbery Squad (SARS) for discrete investigation.
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