Ogun Police arrest two fleeing robbers, one herbalist

Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police attached to Ogun State Command, have arrested two fleeing members of an armed robbery syndicate and their herbalist.

The armed robbers reportedly fled their hideouts and escaped arrest three weeks ago when the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad stormed their hideout at the Adesan area of Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Oyeyemi said the suspects; Saheed Bello and Bello Sadiq were arrested in Ibadan while their herbalist, Ibrahim Rasheed, was apprehended in Osun state on Monday.

The PPRO added that the suspects were arrested three weeks after four of their gang members had been apprehended in their hideout in Mowe.

“Saheed Bello who is the leader of the gang and Bello Sadiq were traced to Academy area of Ibadan based on intelligence investigation embarked upon by the CSP Tijani Mohammed led SARS operatives and they were apprehended.

“Their arrest led to the arrest of one Ibrahim Rasheed who is the gang herbalist at Ile-Ogbo in Osun State,” he said.