The police in Ogun have arrested four suspects specialised in snatching motorcycles from owners at gun points.

The police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement that the suspects were arrested on October 24 at the Onibudo area of Akute in the Ajuwon area of Ogun.

Mr Oyeyemi said in Ota, Ogun, that the suspects (names withheld) were arrested following a distress call received at Ajuwon Police Divisional Headquarters at about 3:00 a.m. that they were operating and had attacked one Sunday Doile and snatched his Bajaj Motorcycle at gunpoint.

“Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ajuwon Division, Andrew Akinseye, quickly mobilised his patrol team and moved to the scene.

“On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums, who are about six in number, took to different directions, while one of them escaped with the snatched motorcycle, others were hotly chased, and four, amongst them, were apprehended.

“During interrogation, they confessed to being the syndicate responsible for various cases of motorcycle snatching in Ajuwon and its environs,” he said.

The police spokesperson said they confessed further that their mode of operation was to use a motorcycle belonging to one of them to cross the one they want to snatch.

He added that they used to display their guns to the victim and order him to surrender his motorcycle, and whoever refused to will be hit in the head with an iron rod.

Mr Oyeyemi said two locally made pistols, one iron rod, a cutlass, one live cartridge, three expended cartridges and assorted charms were recovered from them.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.

Mr Bankole also directed that the gang’s escaped members must be hunted wherever they might be.

(NAN)