Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have apprehended six suspects for attempted murder, kidnapping and armed robbery.
The suspects were paraded by the Police Command on Wednesday, 7th August, 2024 in Osogbo.
SP. Yemisi Opalola, spokesperson of the Command,gave the identities of the suspects as Sunday Felix Eniola(42), Sunday Emeka(48), Solomon Michael(49), Ebere Nwoye(32), Moses Ogbu(42) and Friday Bernard( 50).
SP. Opalola further informed journalists during the parade that the suspects were picked up in Ede( Osun State), Abeokuta(Ogun State), Akure(Ondo State) and Lagos.
She also disclosed that one Beretta pistol without magazine, one locally fabricated pistol, two cartridges, one iPhone, Apple wristwatch, two Toyota Camry cars, one earpod, one ATM card and one screw driver were all recovered from the accused.
The communique reads in part, “On 7th April, 2024 at about 11:20pm, the complainant reported at ‘B’ Division Ede, that four armed robbery gang stormed his house at Akankan Area, Ede and dispossessed him and other occupants of the building valuables such as Iphone 13 promax, Iphone 7plus, Iphone 6S, clothes, PS4, Ipad, Ear pod and Apple wristwatch, chargers and sneaker amounted to the sum of four million nine hundred and ninety thousand naira only (N4,990,000).
“Also, on 14th April, 2024, at about 11:12pm, the same four armed robbery gang, who came in Toyota Corolla with Reg. No. APP 352 RR, stormed the house of the complainant of Fiwasaye Agbale Area, Ede, kidnapped him and carted away three HP Laptop, one power bank and white WIFI.
“The complainant was not released until 4:30am after collecting the sum of one hundred and twenty three thousand naira (#123,000) ransom which was transferred to Account No. 2022108661 belonging to one of the armed robbers, Solomon Michael.
“During the operation, one of the armed robbers named Sunday Felix fired the complainant’s brother; Ali Monday Segun on his right leg with a Baretta Pistol, the victim was rushed to Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife where the ammunition was removed after operation.
“Furthermore, on 27th April, 2024 at about 2:30am, a complainant of Fasina’s Estate, Aisu Ede reported that, a gang of Armed Robber stormed his house and forcefully broke the door, collected their valuables such as Iphone and Toyota Highlander which belong to Federal Polytechnic Ede Union.
“The above cases were reported at A and B Divisions Ede respectively and since then the Police has been on the trail of the suspects. Consequently, the cases were transferred to CP’s Monitoring Unit for discreet investigation.
“The CP’s Monitoring Unit investigative team immediately swung into action arrested the above named suspects in connection with the cases at various locations such as Ede, Abeokuta, Akure and Lagos States respectively and the aforementioned exhibits were recovered.”
