Police bust motorcycle-snatching syndicate

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three members of a motorcycle-snatching syndicate terrorising the Owode-Egba area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area in the state

Police bust motorcycle-snatching syndicate

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with Punch Online on Tuesday.

She stressed that the suspects were apprehended following a reported attack on a resident of Ijemo Kukoyi village along the Shiun-Owode Expressway.

Our correspondent learnt that the victim, Rotimi Bajela, informed the police that the suspected robbers had ambushed him. The robbers reportedly shot at him, but the shot did not harm him, prompting them to attack him with a machete.

Bajela also identified the suspected robbers as Adegboyega Sarafa, Soliu Bankole, and Sogo Idris, alias Agbara.

Armed with the identity of the suspects, police operatives tracked and arrested the trio, recovering a locally made gun and the machete used in the attack.

Odutola stated, “When the police visited Bajela at the hospital during their investigation, he confirmed that he recognised the attackers and could identify them as Adegboyega Sarafa, 42; Soliu Bankole, 38; and Sogo Idris, alias Agbara, 46.

“All three suspects were arrested on 14 October 2024, and the locally made gun and machete used during the attack were recovered.”

She concluded that further investigations into the matter have commenced.

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