The police command in Ogun says it foiled a robbery attempt at a student hostel in the Eruku-Agbon area and arrested two suspects after thieves invaded a dormitory.

A statement on Wednesday by the command’s spokesman, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the invasion occurred on Sunday at about 2:40 a.m., when stolen properties, including eleven smartphones and a laptop, were recovered.

“The incident occurred on 13th September 2026 at about 0240hrs, following an anonymous distress call reporting that an armed gang was robbing students in their hostel within the community,” he said.

He stated that upon receiving the information, operatives of Ewekoro Division, led by the divisional police officer, were promptly dispatched to the scene.

“Sighting the police operatives, the suspects abandoned their loot in a school bag and attempted to flee,” Mr Babaseyi said.

According to him, the team pursued and successfully apprehended two suspects, identified as Waris Dauda, male, and Tiamiyu Abiodun, male.

“A search of the abandoned bag led to the recovery of eleven assorted iPhones, one HP laptop, and various items of clothing. Victims of the robbery have since identified their recovered property,” he noted.

He stressed that preliminary investigations revealed that during the robbery, the gang forced one of the victims to transfer ₦200,000 to an account.

He noted that detectives visited the crime scene, documented the forced entry, and secured the recovered exhibits.

“While search warrants executed at the suspects’ residences yielded no further incriminating items, both suspects and the recovered property are being transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for discreet investigation and prosecution,” Mr Babaseyi said.