Ondo: Police Parade 14 Suspects for Armed Robbery, Cultism, Stealing

Fidelis David in Akure

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 14 suspects for alleged terrorism and other crimes ranging from armed robbery, cultism and stealing in the state.

Parading the suspects yesterday at the command headquarters on Igbatoto Road, Akure, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Funmilayo Odunlami, said the arrests were part of the achievements of the Command since the beginning of June.

The PPRO noted that among the suspects, there is  a serial armed robber and a burglar, Tosin Omoniyi, who  attempted to rape a housewife after robing her.

She said: “We have the mother of the suspect, Mrs. Tale Omoniyi, who also aid and abet his son. She’s aware that her son is a serial armed robber and has been into it for a while with his mother as his backbone.

“He had robbed successfully and wanted to rape the victim, and unfortunately for him, when he dropped his gun, the husband of the victim was able to overpower him, and his arrest led to the arrest of another person alongside his mother.”

 Odunlami stressed that the police arrested another armed robber, Babajide Moses, and his gang who specialises in stealing power generator, as well as four teenagers for cultism.

The PPRO said items recovered from the suspects included guns, three motorcycles, two power generator, plasma television among others

She urged parents to take proper care of their children and wards while affirming that the suspects will soon be arraigned in the court.

Reacting, some of the suspects confessed to the crime, saying they were lured into the crime.