Policemen
in Ondo state have arrested deadly female armed robber and many others
who have been terrorizing residents of the state.
The suspected armed robbers paraded by the police
The Ondo State Police Command has paraded nine crime suspects,
apprehended from various parts of the state in the last one month. The
police also paraded a notorious female criminal who confessed to the
crime.
Addressing newsmen at the state command headquarters in Akure,
Commissioner of Police, Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison, stated that among the
suspects was a telecommunications mast vandal, vehicle thief, fake
soldier as well as a kidnapper.
The Police boss said “from the nooks and crannies of the state,
from Akure to Ondo to Owo, persons have been robbed of their various
articles of trade, personal properties, including vehicles as you can
see displayed.
“Some of these persons were arrested for vandalizing an MTN mast.
“Somewhere around the bank too, some other persons were
arrested, while locally made pistols were recovered from them as well as
an Army camouflage uniform,” she said.
She further revealed that some persons were kidnapped along Isua /Ose Road and three kidnappers were arrested.
Praising members of the public, she said “the Police cannot
work without information and intelligence, I must therefore commend all
those persons who have found time to inform us."
Mrs Harrison explained to the press that in Ondo State, telephone
numbers of tactical leaders and various teams had been circulated for
easy access in case of emergency occurrences.
She said members of the public had been responding to the telephone
numbers by giving the force useful information that have helped to
track and arrest individuals involved in crime.
“I once again want to appeal to members of the public not to
get tired of the Police. We are working for you and when we work with
you, we achieve better results, that is the essence of community
policing,” she urged.
Police, paraded suspects, ondoOne of the armed robbery suspects who
was apprehended, Gbenga Adewale, claimed to be an auto mechanic as he
was caught with a stolen Toyota Camry.
Adewale denied the allegations, claiming that he had personally purchased the car, which is worth over three million Naira.
“I bought Muscle Camry from Tosin, I gave him 650 thousand Naira and he said he wanted to sell it for 1.9 million Naira”.
Another crime suspect, 18-year-old Elijah Okpara said: “I told an elderly friend that I don’t have work and money and he said he would introduce me to a business.
“When I met him, he gave me a bag containing clothes but I didn’t know a gun was wrapped in the cloth.
“The security men in the area suspected our movements, chased
us and handed us over to the Police who opened the bag and found the gun
in it,” he said.
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