Mr Giwa reaffirmed the command’s resolve to sustain the fight against crime and criminality across the state.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The magistrate, M. Mudashiru, who did not take their pleas for lack of jurisdiction, ordered their remand at the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan.
He said investigations are ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang.
He said the police arrested Mr Garba in possession of the cable in the area on Thursday when they became suspicious of him.
The prosecutor, Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendants allegedly committed the offence on April 25 at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
Mr Soto has already been charged with first degree murder.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspects were arrested following a distress call.
The police spokesman said that an intensive manhunt is still ongoing to apprehend the hoodlums, who escaped on sighting the police operatives.
