The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ogun
State Police Command, has rounded up over 40 suspected armed robbers and
kidnappers. It also recovered stolen cars and 15 arms and ammunition in the
Ijebu-Ode axis daily Sun reports.
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Illiyasu,
said: “I ordered the SARS commander, Uba Adams, with his operatives to go after
the criminals and the operation took them three days to accomplish.”
Adams said that the suspects had been
terrorizing residents of Ijebu-Ode and environs: “We were able to burst the
hideout, arrested 15 suspects and recovered 10 arms and ammunition as well as
charms from them.”
The CP said the command has mapped out some
strategies for “ember” months: “We have deployed SARS operatives, Federal Safer
Highway and PMF 16 to black spots on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. We will carry
out constant raids to flush out the hoodlums. We need the assistance of members
of the public for information in this regard.
“The Strategies Strike Unit and the
Intelligence Unit with SARS operatives are to cover the Ore/Ijebu-Ode
Expressway. We arrested another 10 suspects who robbed passengers on the
expressway. A stolen car was recovered from the operation.
“Some suspects who specialised in attacking
Okada riders within Ibafo/Owode axis were arrested. We also arrested some
suspected kidnappers another operation. They confessed on how they collected
N900,000 from the relatives of the victim before they were arrested.”
Illiyasu vowed that the “command is ready
to assist the public wherever they see strange things. They should quickly
inform the police so that we can clampdown the hoodlums. We need the support of
the public to work together for the state to be peaceful and crime free.
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