Police Intensify Crackdown on Robbery Syndicate in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered three locally made pistols and 18 live cartridges from them.
The suspects, identified as 46-year-old Adeyinka Onakomaya and 48-year-old Olayiwola Kehinde, were arrested during a follow-up investigation into the recovery of a stolen red Toyota Matrix linked to an armed robbery incident in April 2026.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists on Wednesday.
According to Babaseyi, the arrests followed sustained tactical intelligence and operational follow-up by the command’s Anti-Robbery Team after the stolen vehicle was recovered.
He said investigators traced the suspects to their respective hideouts in the Babaode area along Idiroko Road in Ota, Ogun State, and the Command area of Lagos State.
Preliminary investigations, the police said, indicated that the suspects allegedly worked with other members of the syndicate to carry out the April robbery and were involved in several armed robbery operations and violent vehicle snatching incidents across Ota, Iju, Babaode and Atan areas of Ogun State.
A search conducted following their arrests reportedly led to the recovery of three locally made pistols and 18 live cartridges.
The police spokesperson added that the suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to participating in several robbery operations in the region. Their statements are also being used to support ongoing investigations.
Meanwhile, police operatives are intensifying efforts to identify and arrest other members of the syndicate who remain at large.
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Bode Ojajuni, commended the Anti-Robbery Team for what he described as its commitment, operational efficiency and persistence in following the case.
Ojajuni said the arrests and recovery of the firearms demonstrated the command’s determination to pursue criminal investigations until those responsible are brought to justice.
He urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious individuals, movements and activities to the police through the command’s emergency channels
#UTVAfrica#
