Police arrest two robbery suspects, recover three pistols in Ogun

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Operatives of the Anti-Robbery Team of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered three locally made pistols and 18 live cartridges from them.

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The suspects, Adeyinka Onakomaya, 46, and Olayiwola Kehinde, 48, 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.

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The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday.

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Babaseyi said the arrests followed “relentless operational follow-ups and sustained tactical intelligence” by the Anti-Robbery Team after the recovery of the vehicle.

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He said operatives traced the suspects to their respective hideouts in the Babaode area along Idiroko Road, Ota, Ogun State, and the Command area of Lagos State.

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“Preliminary investigations revealed that the two arrested suspects, alongside other members of their gang, masterminded the April robbery incident and participated in a series of armed robbery operations and violent vehicle snatchings across Ota, Iju, Babaode, and Atan areas of Ogun State,” Babaseyi said.

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He added that a search conducted after their arrest led to the recovery of “three locally made pistols and eighteen live cartridges.”

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According to the spokesperson, the suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to participating in several armed robbery operations in the region and were providing information to assist the ongoing investigation.

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“Efforts are being intensified to track down, identify, and arrest other fleeing members of the criminal syndicate for possible prosecution,” Babaseyi said.

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The state Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the Anti-Robbery Team for its “tenacity, operational efficiency, and commitment to follow-up investigations.”

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Ojajuni said the recovery of the firearms and arrest of the suspects demonstrated the command’s determination to pursue criminal investigations to a logical conclusion.

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He urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious persons, movements and activities to the police through the command’s emergency channels.

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