Lauretta Fagbohun, Ogun

Two suspected armed robbers who snatched a motorcycle and subsequently killed the rider have been arrested by officers of the Ogun State Police Command. 

The suspects, according to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi are Hammed Ismail and Osoba Yakubu.

According to Oyeyemi, the suspects were apprehended following a report lodged at Sango divisional headquarters on the 15th of March 2022,  by one Buhari Saliu.

Saliu had reported that his 25 year old son, Yusuf Buhari left home with his motorcycle a day before he was found dead in an uncompleted building at Araromi Village via Ilogbo town, and his motorcycle is nowhere to be found.

"Upon the report, the DPO Sango Ota division, SP Saleh Dahiru detailed his detectives to the scene where the corpse was evacuated and handed over to the family who insisted on burying him according to their religious belief".

"Determined to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome murder of the victim, the DPO and his men embarked on technical and intelligence based investigation in conjunction with the community vigilante and So Safe Corps.

The investigation yielded when Ismail Hammed was arrested with the motorcycle of the victim".

"His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, Osoba Yakubu".

The Police statement indicates that the "suspects have confessed to committing  the crime and are helping the police in their investigations", Oyeyemi added.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.