ABEOKUTA–A 25 year old sales boy, Peter Okenu has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command for masterminding the robbing of his boss on the 17th of December 2020.
This was stated in a release by the PPRO Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, which was made this available to the Newsmen in Abeokuta.
The sales boy was arrested following a painstaking investigation embarked upon by detectives from Ifo divisional headquarters who has been on the trail of the robbery gang since 17th of December 2020 when the case was reported.
Stephen Anyi, who is one of the victims of robbery operation, reported at Ifo police station said thebl date that, his house situated at Kajola phase 2 area of Ifo was invaded at about 2:00am by 7 men robbery gang who were armed with guns, cutlasses and axe, held him and his family hostage before dispossessing them of cash sum of #150,000, his laptop, phones, plasma television and his Toyota highlander with registration number KJA 38 FZ which they use in carrying away the robbed items.
Upon the report, the DPO Ifo, Csp Adeniyi Adekunle detailed his crack detectives to go after the robbers with the view to bring them to book within the shortest possible time.
The detectives who have since then embarked on intelligence and technical investigation were able to trace the hoodlums to Mushin area of Lagos State where they were about to dispose the Toyota highlander and rounded up four members of the gang namely: Ibrahim Arowolo ‘m’ 24yrs, Sowemimo Faruk ‘m’ 18yrs, Yusuf Azeez ‘m’ 23yrs and Yakubu Ibrahim ‘m’ 31yrs.
On interrogation, they informed the police that, it was the victim’s sale boy, Peter Okenu who planned with the gang to rob his master.
They stated further that the sales boy who was in-charge of the victim’s shop at Sango met them and gave the description of his boss residence, hence the sales boy was promptly arrested and he has confessed to the commission of the crime.
Recovered from them are; Toyota highlander with registration number KJA 38 FZ, one locally made single barrel cut-to-size gun, one locally made double barrel pistol, 3 cutlasses and four different types of phones.
Meanwhile, Ogun Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun who is full of praises for the display of vibrant intelligence investigation has directed that the case be transferred to the violent crime intervention unit of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
Ajogun also ordered that the remaining members of the gang be hunted for and apprehended within the shortest possible period.
