ARMED ROBBERS BLOCKED THE SAGAMU/IJEBU-ODE HIGHWAY. ONE NEUTRALIZED AND OTHERS ESCAPED THROUGH A NEARBY BUSH

 

....As CP Lanre Ogunlowo’s crusade against crime in Ogun State records another success. 

The Divisional Police Officer (ODOGBOLU) received a report that armed robbers had blocked the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode highway opposite Western University before the multiple bridge. 

Immediately, the information was received, he mobilized his patrol team in collaboration with patrol teams from Obalende and Amateko, who responded swiftly to the situation.  

During the encounter, one of the robbers was fatally injured, while others escaped through a nearby bush with bullet wounds. A ghost gun was recovered from the scene, and the corpse of the neutralized robber have been deposited at the Ijebu-Ode General Hospital Morgue.

Efforts are currently underway in apprehending the fleeing suspects, and further developments will be communicated. 

The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo PhD, has ordered the continued patrol and monitoring of the highway to ensure the safety of commuters.

CSP Omolola Odutola, anipr

Police Public Relations Officer

Ogun State Police Command

Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta