An armed robber was apprehended while trying to steal from a woman in Ogun State.
Residents of the Iyana-Iyasi community in the Ota area of the state caught the armed robber in the act and recovered a locally made pistol and a Tecno phone from him.
They handed him over to the authorities.
The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this, saying, “At about 6:30 am, one Tunde Adebanjo was apprehended by members of the community while he was robbing one Mrs Babalola Rachel.”
“Upon arrest, the suspect was found with a locally made cut-to-size pistol and a Tecno phone. Investigations confirmed that the recovered Tecno phone belonged to the victim,” she added.
Odutola revealed that the suspect confessed to being a robber during questioning.
The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further action.
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