As part of the measure to forestall any possible bank Robbery in Ibadan metropolis, no fewer than six (6) suspected armed robbers, comprising five men and one female, have been arrested by operatives of the Oyo State Police Command.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Oyo state, Mr Adewale Osifeso, a Superintendent of Police (SP), made this known to journalists in Ibadan, the state capital, via a press release on Monday.
According to him, “In a conscious effort to rid Oyo State of unscrupulous and sinister minded elements, the Oyo State Police Command, in an intelligence-led and purposeful driven operation, has identified, tracked and apprehended members of a criminal gang that specialised in carrying out well-coordinated robbery attacks on banks.”
Osifeso explained that preliminary investigation revealed that the alleged criminal gang, comprised Abass Azeez, a 42-year-old man; Mayowa Kehinde, a 29-year-old contract staff and marketer with a new generation bank; Rildwan Eniola, 33; Mistura Akinade, a 33-year-old woman; Abass Aderoju, 41; and Akeem Adeniyi, 37; were all nabbed at their Agara Odo-Ona hideout along Akala Expressway, Ibadan on Monday, June 13, 2022, at about 9 pm., after concluding plans to execute a bloody bank robbery attack on another new generation bank within the metropolis at the early hours of Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
“The suspects have all confessed their various involvements in the criminal operations, which included arms procurement and clandestine intelligence gathering ahead of the proposed date of perpetrating the dastardly act.
“While comprehensive investigations are in progress to crackdown the criminal network and other accomplices, the Oyo State Police Command enjoins the good people of the state to continue partnering with the police in terms of providing timely and credible information valuable in curbing criminality and maintaining the relative tranquillity enjoyed in the state.
“In cases of emergency, the command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll-free) (Oyo State Security Trust Fund), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF Rescue Me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and I phone users respectively,” Osifeso stated.
