The Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects after foiling a robbery operation at a student hostel in the Eruku/Agbon area of Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Oluseyi Babaseyi confirmed this on X on Wednesday and identified suspects as include Waris Dauda and Tiamiyu Abiodun,
The police spokesperson added that the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Sunday, September 13, 2026, after the police responded to a distress call about an armed gang robbing students at a hostel.
Penpushing further reports that Babaseyi said the incident occurred at about 2:40 a.m. when operatives of the Ewekoro Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, raced to the scene, stating that the suspects abandoned their loot in a school bag and attempted to escape after sighting the approaching police team.
The statement stated that, the police team pursued and successfully apprehended two suspects, adding that a search of the abandoned bag reportedly led to the recovery of 11 assorted iPhones, an HP laptop and various items of clothing.
Penpushing also reports that the statement said some of the victims had already identified the recovered property as theirs, explaining that preliminary investigations revealed that the gang allegedly forced one of the victims to transfer N200,000 into an account during the robbery.
The statement stated that detectives have visited the scene, documented evidence of forced entry and secured the recovered exhibits, adding that searches conducted at the residences of the two suspects did not yield additional incriminating items, however, disclosed that the suspects and recovered property are being transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta
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