Fawaz Adebisi
The Ogun State Social Orientation and Safety, So-Safe, Corps, has arrested an armed robbery gang leader, Obani Desmond, and also recovered four rifles.
The state Commander of the Corps, Commander Soji Ganzallo, stated this in a statement on Wednesday, through the corps Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
Ganzallo disclosed that Desmond, 32, was caught after many attempts to catch him had failed.
According to him, the suspect had escaped arrest on several occasions, however nemesis caught up with him on the day he was arrested, adding that information gathered disclosed his location that led to his arrest.
The statement disclosed that at about 10:am on Wednesday, 12th July, 2023, the Officers of the Corps on routine patrol while acting on information gathered, caught a 32-year-old Mr Obani Desmond, who is a resident of 25, Agunbiade Street, Orija, Abule Iroko while trying to burgle into a building at 2, Ayo Ogunbanwo Street, Abule-Iroko in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area.
“The suspect had escaped arrest on several occasions but nemesis caught up with him on the day as he tried to hide from being caught at the scene of robbery.”
According to him, Desmond confessed to his crime immediately he was being caught as he promised to reveal where he kept the arms he uses for operation.
“When the suspect saw that the scene at which he was caught might be the end of the road, he speedily confessed that this fateful day, he came to steal gold jewelry in that compound, reason he did not carry arms.
The statement added that the suspect confessed to be involved in deadly attacks in Ogun and Lagos state.
“Without torture, he promised to show the team where he kept the arms he uses to perpetrate the crimes he is known for.
“Ganzallo also made it known that, the suspect confessed to have taken part in a number of deadly attacks both in Ogun and in Lagos States and he pleaded that the Corps would get the remaining useful story of their successful attacks from one Mr Jeje, whom he said in his custody the AK47 their team use.
“Meanwhile, Ganzallo has given the Agbado/Oke Aro/Ibaragun Area Commander of the Corps, ACC Olaiya Akeem a marching order to work with the Nigeria Police Force in the axis to bring the rest culprits to book.”
Ganzallo therefore said the suspect and the recovered exhibit had been transfered to the Nigeria Police Force, Agbado Divisional Police Headquarter for further investigation, or perhaps prosecution.
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