Robbers who raped Ogun poly students arrested

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three of the suspected armed robbers involved in an operation where female students of the Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade, were raped and robbed last week.

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Abiodun Alamutu, who spoke through a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, on Tuesday, said the arrest was a “significant progress in apprehending suspected armed robbers raping and robbing students around Ode Remo and Ipara areas of Ogun State.”

The police said that the suspects at first denied involvement, but that a victim identified one out of the three-man gang of young men.

The statement reads in part: “On the 27th of November, 2023, the police, in collaboration with other security agencies, implemented a stop-and-search operation in Ode Remo and Ipara areas. During the operation, a gang of three suspected armed young men were intercepted on a motorcycle. The suspects attempted to evade arrest by resorting to violent means to escape but were eventually apprehended.

“The suspects arrested have been profiled as Taiwo Oredoyin (27), Taiwo Kuti (35) and Folorunsho Saheed (36); all belonging to Isara town in Ogun State. Upon conducting a search on them, police officers discovered one locally fabricated pistol with two live cartridges, as well as two Samsung phones.”