Three freeway robbers arrested in Ogun

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected freeway robbers at Alapako space, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The suspects: Uzefa Idris, Adamu Yakubu and Ayuba Buhari had been arrested following a misery name acquired by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Owode Egba Division {that a} Mazda bus had been forcefully stopped on the freeway by a gang of armed robbers and that the occupants had been being dispossessed of their belongings.

Upon the misery name, the DPO, SP Mathew Ediae rapidly led his anti-robbery workforce to the scene and on sighting the policemen, the hoodlums took to their heels however had been chased into the bush the place three of them had been apprehended.

The 2 victims of their operation, Oluwakemi Oyegade who was dispossessed of N545,000 and one itel cellphone in addition to the motive force, Zacheaus Olaniyi had been rescued and brought to the station.

The 2 victims narrated how the hoodlums jumped on the highway from the bush and forcefully stopped the automobile consequent upon which they began beating them with matchete earlier than dispossessing them of their valuables.

Recovered from the arrested ones are: the sum ofN99,700 and one itel cellphone.

In the meantime, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the instant switch of the suspects to the Particular Anti-robbery Squads,SARS, for discreet investigation and prosecution.