Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate linked to violent attacks and the hijacking of trailer trucks along the Papalanto-Ilaro and Owode-Idiroko axis of the state.
The arrest followed an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, which also led to the recovery of a hijacked trailer truck, nine hundred bags of cement, and a locally made single-barrel pistol.
Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, said the operation was carried out on the directive of the Commissioner of Police after sustained intelligence gathering and surveillance.
He said the suspects, identified as Mogaji Sodiq, also known as “Ogbonṣ,” Adebowale Lekan, Ajah Peter, Ganiyu Razaq, Odeleye Ayoola, Egboja Amos, Bello Akeem, and Olaifa Sunday, were arrested at different locations across the state.
Babaseyi disclosed that investigations revealed the syndicate had been involved in organised theft targeting commercial supply chains, adding that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members.
“The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations,” he said.
