Pic: One of the arrested robbers, Adeniji Sakiru.
Eyewitness has told Newslife how the Eight armed robbers invaded the popular phone market Tarmac situated close to the Ibara Flyover junction in Abeokuta, the state capital on Wednesday. The source disclosed that one of the suspect pretended like a customer who wanted to buy a phone moving from one shop to the other, before others arrived shooting sporadically to the air as shop owners ran for their lives.
Speaking with The chairman, Mobile Phones Dealers and Technicians Association (MOPDATEC), Ogun state, Mr. Ifebola Togunwa aka Lobot, said men of the underworld dispatched themselves into four groups and raided about six shops within one hour at gunpoint. He added that the suspected armed robbers, masked and armed with deadly weapons Cartes away phones amounting to #15million.
" The 8 man robbery gang that came on motorcycle had planted one of them earlier in the morning according to eyewitness, to spy the business environment, for easy operation and possible security threats
The robbers stormed the phone market a.k.a 'TARMARC' at about 5:30 p.m to unleash their terror.
But the police were prompt to respond to the distress call of the merchants at the market as the DPO, Ibara Division, CSP Abayomi Adeniji quickly mobilized his anti robbery and surveillance teams in collaboration with men of Amotekun Corps and moved to the scene.
However, on sighting the policemen, the robbers opened fire to engage them in gun battle, but due to the superior fire power of the policemen, the hoodlums later fled.
They were hotly chased and with the assistance of the market men, one of the robbers later identified as Adeniji Sakiru 32 years old was apprehended.
Unfortunately, one Dayo Bankole, a trader in the market popularly known as 'Ebe', who was shot by the robbers later gave up the ghost while receiving treatment at General Hospital, Ijaye Abeokuta.
Pic: Late Dayo Bankole, a Phone seller shot by the robbers.
Recovered from the arrested robber are; one double barrel locally made gun and assorted Criminal charms.
According to SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State, the outgoing Commissioner of Police now AIG, Frank Mba, has directed that the nabbed member of the robbery gang should be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.
AIG Mba has equally ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the gang with the view to bring them to justice.
He therefore appealed to members of the public, especially hospitals, to inform the police if anybody with gunshot injury is seen in their area.
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