Police in Ogun state on 16th of May 2020 arrested two armed robbery suspects namely: Evans Iyam and Adedayo Taiwo while on robbery escapade at Damsalam street in Ajuwon area of the state. The duo were arrested following a distress call received by the police in Ajuwon division that a three man robbery gang had stormed the street and shooting sporadically thereby thrown the whole street into panic. On receiving the distress call, the DPO Ajuwon division SP Andrew Akinseye quickly mobilized his anti robbery team and moved to the scene. On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums took to their heels but were hotly chased and members of the community and two members of the gang who came on a motorcycle were apprehended while the third one escaped with their motorcycle. Recovered from them is a locally made short gun.On interrogation, they confessed coming to the street from ishasi in Lagos State for robbery operation. Meanwhile, the commissioner of police CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the special anti robbery squads ( SARS) for discreet investigation. He equally directed a serious manhunt for the fleeing member of the gang with the view to bring him to justice within the shortest possible time.
