Operatives of the Ogun Circumstance Police Command on Thursday arrested 27-year-old Imole Ajayi who used to be accused of armed theft from Department 5, Iperin OPIC Property within the Agbara segment of the climate.
The police patrol group reportedly picked up the suspect round 8:30 pm on Thursday all the way through a stop-and-search responsibility on Orita/Idi-Oke Street, Igbesa in Ado-Odo/Ota Native Govt Department.
Ajayi is suspected of being a member of a one-chance armed theft gang the usage of a bike to scout for stranded motorists who could also be in misery at the highway.
The command’s Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a observation despatched to reporters on Friday.
Odutola mentioned that upon looking out Ajayi’s bag, a single-barrel shotgun with 3 reside cartridges used to be discovered on him however he may just no longer grant a cheap reason behind having the firearm.
She mentioned, “On October 17, 2024, at roughly 8:30 pm, the police apprehended a suspected armed robber all the way through a stop-and-search operation on Orita/Idi-Oke Street. Imole Ajayi, a 27-year-old male from Department 5, Iperin Opic Property, tried to cover a bag occasion driving his motorbike and faked to not know its contents.
“The police suspected that he may be involved in the activities of “one-chance” armed robbers, who usefulness bikes to scout for stranded cars at the freeway, focused on each business and personal automobile house owners in misery.
“Upon looking out his bag, officials came upon a single-barrel shotgun along side 3 reside cartridges. Ajayi struggled to grant a ample reason behind the firearm’s presence in his ownership.
“He further claimed that a person named Samson, also known as Samora, from Omilende, had given him the bag and asserted that it belonged to Samson.”
Odutola mentioned the police are these days running to find Samson and that the case is about to be referred to the Circumstance Legal Investigation Section in Abeokuta, the climate capital, for additional investigation.