Ogun Police Arrest 28-Year-Old Robber, Who Robbed POS Operator Of N400k, Killed One, Injured Another

The Ogun police command says it has arrested a 28-year-old armed robber, Moses Ayomide for the robbery and killing of 25-year-old Qudus Popoola.

28-Year-Old Robber Arrested For Robbery, Murder By Ogun Police

Spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement posted on the command’s Twitter handle.

Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested on Sunday 11th of December 2022, following a distress call received by policemen at Agbado divisional headquarters, that armed robbers were operating at Fadahunsi Ijoko area of Agbado, in the Ifo local government area of Ogun state.

According to him, upon the distress call, the DPO Agbado division, SP Awoniyi Adekunle, quickly led his men to the scene where it was discovered that while the armed robbers were escaping after robbing one Bashirat Anibire, a POS operator of her bag containing the cash sum of N400,000 and her itel phone, the robbers shot and killed Popoola, and also injured one Faleye Oluwaseun.

The statement reads, “The robbers were hotly chased, and with the help of youths in the area, one of them Moses Ayomide was apprehended, while others escaped.

“The injured victim was rushed to the hospital for medical attention, while the corpse of the deceased was released to the family on request that they need to bury him in accordance with their religious belief.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the robbers who are three in number came on a motorcycle without light at about 7: p.m and attacked Basirat Anibire who was just closing from her POS shop.

“The victim managed to escape from the scene, but while running away with her 7yrs old son, the robbers got hold of the son which made the woman run back in other to save her son. It was in the process that the robbers were able to snatch her bag and the phone.

“The shout for help from the woman attracted the youth of the area who started pursuing the robbers while a distress call was also made to the police. It was in their bid to escape from the scene that the deceased and one other were shot by the robbers.”

The police image maker further added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the state criminal investigation department for discreet investigation.

“The CP also sent a condolence message to the family of the deceased and assured them that the Command will do everything possible to apprehend the escaped members of the gang,” he noted.

OGUN COMMAND PRESS RELEASE
13/12/2022.
28 YEARS OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER IN OGUN. A 28 years old man, Moses Ayomide, was on Sunday 11th of December 2022, arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for armed robbery and killing one Qudus Popoola. pic.twitter.com/sdtZs491xk

— Ogun State Police Command (@OgunPoliceNG) December 13, 2022

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