Man, 28, arrested for robbery, murder in Ogun

Etim Ekpimah

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, on Sunday, 11 November 2022 arrested a 28-year-old man, Moses Ayomide for armed robbery and killing of one Qudus Popoola.

It was gathered that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by policemen at Agbado divisional headquarters, that armed robbers were operating at the Fadahunsi Ijoko area of Agbado, in the Ifo local government area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said 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 N400,000 and her Itel phone, the robbers shot and killed a 25-year-old Qudus Popoola, and injured one Faleye Oluwaseun.

“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 a 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,” he said.

According to him, preliminary investigation revealed that the robbers who were three came on a motorcycle without a light at about 7 pm and attacked Bashirat Anibire who was just closing her PoS shop.

He added that the victim managed to escape from the robbers, but while running away with her seven years old son, the robbers got hold of the son who made the woman run back to save the boy.

He said: “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 youths 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.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.

The CP also sent a condolence message to the family of the deceased and assured them that the command would do everything possible to apprehend the escaped members of the gang.