TWO SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED ATTACK OF LECTURER

He said, the lecturer,  Busola Oke Salako at about 11:00pm put a distress call to the police  that her house was under the siege of armed robbers,adding that on receiving the call, the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu Division Sangobiyi Johnson quickly mobilized his anti-robbery men to the scene where the two suspects were promptly arrested with the help of members of the Community.

‘The victim Mrs Busola Oke Salako explained to the Police that she was inside the house with her house maid when her generator suddenly off, which prompted her to ask the house maid to go and check what the problem was’. 

She added,’immediately the girl opened the door, the two marauders held her and covered her mouth with cloth and threatened to kill her if she makes noise; the police spokesman said.

He added that,the screaming of the maid when she was suddenly grabbed alerted the woman who quickly bolted through the door from the back before making a distress call to the Police and some members of the Community.

‘On interrogation, one of the suspects Akindele Ramon disclosed that it was Paul King who gave information about the victim to him and one Rapheal Solarin now at large’.

‘He stated further that Paul King lives in the same neighborhood with the victim which gave him opportunity to know more of her movement. Recovered from them are; One UTC Knife and one ordinary knife’,Oyeyemi added.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad(FSARS) for discrete investigation and prosecution.