Suspected armed robber arrested using civil defence corps uniform to operate
An armed robbery suspect Adeolu Bankole who specializes in using uniform of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command.
Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer Abimbola Oyeyemi who made this known on Monday said the suspect a resident of Idagba quarter Ayetoro was apprehended following a complaint by some students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro campus located Yewa North local government area of the state
“The suspect, who had been using Civil Defense Corp uniform to carry out his robbery operation was apprehended on the 5th of February 2021 following a complaint by some students of Olabisi Onabanjo university, Ayetoro campus who reported at Ayetoro area Command that they were robbed of their belonging at gunpoint by an armed robber, who broke into their apartment, dressed in Civil Defense uniform and dispossessed them of their phones and laptop”, Oyeyemi said.
“Upon the report, the area commander Ayetoro, ACP Anthony Haruna, detailed his detectives to go after the hoodlum. After hours of painstaking investigation, the detectives received information about the hideout of the suspect. On getting there, a bag containing six phones, one laptop, a pair of civil defense uniform and a locally made pistol was found”,he added.
The police spokesman said upon the discovery, the detectives mounted surveillance in the area and at about 5pm, the suspect sneaked into the uncompleted building which is the hideout and moved straight to where the bag was kept,and was quickly rounded up and brought to the station, adding that two other stolen phones and a wrist watch was also found on him.
Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said the complainants were sent for, and they all identified him as the person who robbed them, adding that investigation further revealed that the suspect stole the pair of Civil defense uniform from a parked Toyota camry belonging to an officer of the corp on December 2020 and thereafter set the car ablaze,stating that the officer has also identified the uniform as his own.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
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