The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspected armed robbers terrorising Osogbo, the state capital, and its environs, AMILOADED reports.
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, while parading the suspects at the Command headquarters, disclosed that the suspects were arrested around 4:40pm on June 26 following the intelligence-led policing strategies put in place by the police operatives.
AMILOADED gathered that the suspected armed robbers were also accused of raiding and stealing money from POS operators, market women and members of the public.
The suspects, according to the police commissioner, include Tope Gbenga aka Jembe, 21; Olaide Adelu aka Okiki, 22; Arowolo Yusufs, 22 and Opeyemi Obaniwa, 23, aka Omojo Ibo.
The arrest of the suspects, the Command said it was made after the police had captured the gang female armour, one Omoboriowo Azisat, aged 23, earlier on June 12, at Oke Abesu area, Osogbo while attempting to kill one Olugbode Joshua aka Ole.
The police commissioner further noted that the strategies put in place by the police yielded another success as the dreaded and notorious serial killer, one Tope Gbenga popularly known as Jembe and members of his gang were arrested.
“The daredevil serial killer Jembe was arrested alongside his gangs by the Police operatives from Oja-Oba Divisional headquarters in collaboration with the local security outfits,” Olokode disclosed.
The Osun CP added that the exhibits found on the suspects include three cut-to-size single barrel guns and some cartridges, noting that the suspects had been linked to various armed robberies, cultism and killings in Osun State.
“The suspects confessed to the crimes and led a Police crack detectives to their armoury in a Banana plantation at Oke Baale area of the State and recovered the exhibits.
“Also, mop-up operations were carried out at the house of the kingpin of the gang, Jembe and a locally fabricated barrel pistol gun was also recovered.
“This success was a follow up of the gang armourer, one Omoboriowo Azisat ‘f’ aged 23 years arrested earlier on June 12, 2021, at Oke Abesu area, Osogbo while attempting to kill one Olugbode Joshua aka Ole,” the police commissioner said.
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Infact this is good news all those guys are the main problem we have in oke baale most expecting OKIKI and JEMBE kudos to osun state police