Police arrest man for robbery, murder in Ogun
The Ogun Police Command on Tuesday said it arrested 28-year-old Moses Ayomide for the alleged robbery and killing of one Qudus Popolola in the Ijoko axis of the Agbado area of the state.
The police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement in Ota, Ogun, saying that the suspect was arrested on Sunday.
Mr Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by police officers at Agbado Divisional Headquarters that armed robbers were operating at Fadahunsi, Ijoko area of Agbado, in Ifo Local Government Area.
He said that upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Agbado Division, Awoniyi Adekunle, quickly led his men to the scene of the incident.
Mr Oyeyemi said it was later discovered that the armed robbers were escaping after robbing one Bashirat Anibire, a Point of Sale (POS) operator, of her bag containing cash of N400,000 and her phone.
He added that the robbers shot and killed one 25-year-old Qudus Popoola and injured one Faleye Oluwaseun.
Mr Oyeyemi also said the robbers were hotly chased, and with the help of youths in the area, one of them, Moses Ayomide, was apprehended, while others escaped.
The PPRO explained further that the injured victim was rushed to hospital for medical attention while the corpse of the deceased was released to the family on request that they need to bury him according to their religious belief.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the robbers, who are three in number, came on a motorcycle without light at about 7:00 p.m. and attacked Bashirat Anibire, who was closing from her POS shop.
“The victim managed to escape from the robbers, but while running away with her seven-year-old son, the robbers got hold of the son, making the woman run back to save her son.
“It was in the process that the robbers were able to snatch her bag,” Mr Oyeyemi said.
According to him, the victim’s shout for help attracted youths who pursued the robbers.
“It was in their bid to escape from the scene that the deceased and one other were shot by the robbers,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.
(NAN)
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