The death of four armed robbery suspects
while being trailed by officers of the Ondo State
Police Command still remains a puzzle. The
suspects had died in an auto crash after men of
the State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) gave them
a hot chase while trying to escape from a
robbery scene in Akure, the state capital.
The police also arrested 40 other suspects for
different offences and paraded them at the
command headquarters, Igbatoro Road, Akure.
Commissioner of Police, Isaac Eke, said the four
deceased robbers lost their lives after his men
gave the criminals a hot chase which led to a
fatal accident around 4.0am.
He explained that the robbers lost control of
their vehicle with registration number
11/260FG and crashed it on the fence of a
church along Idanre, Oke-Aro in Akure.
According to Sunday Sun ..he noted that the
police took to action when the criminals opened
fire on his men who were on patrol on Idanre
Road, stressing that they snatched and
destroyed a police pump action.
One of the victims of the deceased, Olumide
Michael, said he and his brother were on their
way to Port Harcourt when they were
kidnapped: “Those dead criminals pretended to
us that they were security operatives and that
we were driving a tainted car, vowing to take
us to the nearest police station.
“They took over my brother’s car and
drove towards Ifon in Ose Local Gov
ernment. When we got to Ifon, we were
expecting them to drive us straight to the
station because as at that time, they had
also apprehended five other people but
they passed the front of the station and
drove straight to a forest.
“When we got to the place, they brought
out their guns. They asked my brother how
much he had in his bank account and if he
was with his ATM card. My brother
confessed that he had about N500, 000 in
his account.
“They immediately changed the number
plate of my brother’s cars with other
vehicles they had snatched to a police and
Federal Government number plate. They
drove towards Owo Road through the for
est.
“When we got to an unknown place, they
called one man on phone that they’re
going for an operation and that they would
need police uniform.
“Before going for the operation around
4.a.m, they tied five of us to a tree, while
two of us where taken away by one of
them to an unknown place. We were
rescued by farmers who were passing the
route to the farm when we shouted on top
of our voices.
“We ran to a nearby police station to
report the incident. The D.P.O called us
later that he had been informed that some
suspected criminals had been arrested.
Getting to the Police Command, we
discovered that they were all dead and we
identified them.”\
The PC disclosed that two AK 47 rifles with
number 26182 belonging to Okuta- Elerinla
Division carted away by the dead criminals
were recovered. Others items were N160,000,
126 live ammunition, three magazines, 21
handsets, two number plates (Edo State),
substances suspected to be dynamite and
charms.
Six additional suspected robbers, 32 cultists,
and two people for unlawful possession of
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