9th May, 2022
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta
Three robbery suspects Shadrach Blessing, Edibo Peter, and Osuwgu Oyebuchi have been arrested after they invaded Ruthfort Service Limited, a company at Ikorodu Sagamu road in Ogijo area of Ogun State and stole four batteries after subduing the security guard at a gunpoint.
The suspects were arrested on Saturday, 7th May 2022 following a distress call from Ruthfort Service Limited, Ogun Police Command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement.
“The robbers who gained access to the company’s at about 2:45 am through the fence pointed gun to the security man on duty after cutting the security wire and ordered him to lie face down while they removed four industrial batteries.
“On receiving the distress call, the DPO Ogijo division, CSP Onatufeh Umoh, quickly led his patrol team to the scene where the robbers who have already escaped to the street were chased in collaboration with members of public and apprehended three amongst them, while others escaped.
“Recovered from them are the four industrial batteries,” Oyeyemi said in a statement.
He added that Ogun commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.