Police Women Dislodge Gun-Wielding Armed Robbers In Ogun

Police Women Dislodge Gun-Wielding Armed Robbers In Ogun

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested two suspected
hoodlums for robbing two policewomen. The suspects, Hafiz Omidokun, 29,
and Peter Babalola, 27, were apprehended at the Iyana-Ilogbo area where
they allegedly ambushed the policewomen’s vehicle and held them hostage
with a locally-made pistol. However, the policewomen braced themselves
up and dislodged the robbers. 

A statement from the command’s spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the
victims were in a vehicle belonging to one of them en route to Sango Ota
from Ifo when the incident occurred.

“After collecting their bags and phones, the suspects were about to
mount their motorcycle when the two officers engaged them in a fight and
raised the alarm. Sensing danger, the suspects fled, but were chased by
the policewomen, assisted by passersby. The suspects attempted to
snatch another motorcycle when they realised that they were about to be
caught, but were arrested there.

“A mob soon made to lynch them, but the Divisional Police Officer
(DPO), Sango, Oyedele Nasirudeen, a Chief Superintendent (CSP), who was
earlier contacted, arrived on the scene with a patrol team and rescued
the suspects. A locally-made pistol, an expended cartridge and a
motorcycle were recovered from them. Police Commissioner Ahmed Illiyasu
has ordered the transfer of the case to the Special Anti-robbery Squad
(SARS) for discreet investigation,” Oyeyemi said.