CITIZENS COMPASS —THE Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps codenamed So-Safe Corps, has arrested a ‘One Chance’ operator identified as Kehinde and his accomplices in connection with robbing passengers of their belongings in Abeokuta area of the State.
This was contained in a press statement issued from the Office of the State Commander of the Corps, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo through the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, which said that on Friday, 25th. August, 2023, the officers of the Corps on routine patrol acted on information gathered that one of the drivers that has been robbing passengers in Abeokuta towns with his gang members were sighted in an area in Abeokuta.
Ganzallo disclosed that, the officers of the Corps were charged to go after them and they swung into action immediately, traced the culprits but to discovered that they have just robbed some passengers of their belongings.
The statement read further that Kehinde Ogunlate and Yemi Ayoola used the taxi to rob passengers, collected their phones, while the robbed items from passengers like phones were handed over to Kehinde who sells to Olonade Dele.
Ganzallo noted that, the ‘One chance’ robber and his accomplices were apprehended at Itoko, Ita-Morin and Adedotun areas of Abeokuta are: Taoreed Adeosun, Adeosun Funmilayo, Ayoola Yemi, Ogunlate Kehinde and Olonade Dele.
“The suspects have confessed to the crime saying after any successful operation, they drive the victims to a safer place for ease of escape of their team while they also established that Funmilayo Adeosun picked one of the stolen phones from her husband called Taoreed and sold it to an untraceable buyer.
“Exhibits recovered are; a taxi car, 16 memory cards and phones.
” They had been transfered to the Nigeria Police Force, Swat, Magbon, Abeokuta for further investigation and likely prosecution. “
