Police Arrest 110 Suspects In Raids In Ogun

The police in Ogun State have arrested no fewer than 110 suspected criminals in different parts of the state.
The police in the state have also arrested one Ali Mohammed said to be of Arab stock in the Ibafo area of the state for alleged armed robbery.
The state police public relations officer, Muyiwa Adejobi said that the arrest of the over 110 suspects came as result of raids carried out by all the divisions under the command in black spots across the state weekend.
Adejobi said that the raids were carried out in black spots under the jurisdiction of Sagamu,Ijebu Ode,Ilaro, Otta and Abeokuta area commands under the supervision of the deputy commissioner in charge of Department of Operations, deputy commissioner of police, Akpoebi Agberebi.

The police spokesman said that the command worked on the intelligence gathered by its State Intelligence Bureau on the dangerous black spots in Ogun State, which lead to the raids and the  eventual arrest of the suspects.
The command had earlier vowed to sustain its raid on black spots where bad boys converge to plan and execute their evil acts with a view to  flushing hoodlums  out of Ogun State and improve on protection of lives and property of the citizenry.
“The commissioner of police Ogun State, CP Ikemefuna Okoye has however ordered concerned Area Commanders and  Divisional Police Officers to screen the suspects properly so that it is only those found wanting that will be charged to court,” Adejobi said.
On the arrest of an Arab for alleged armed robbery, the PPRO said that policemen attached to the Ibafo Division of the command arrested Mohammed, who claimed to be resident in Port Harcourt on Sunday 20th April  at Moko near Ibafo.
around 0200hrs.
Our correspondent gathered that the Arabian was arrested when policemen responding to a distress call from residents of the area.
The policemen were said to have apprehended about four armed men who had burgled into a house and robbed the occupants.
The police team dislodged the robbers and arrested one of them.
“The Commissioner of police has also instructed the Divisional Police Officer in Ibafo to look for the fleeing robbers and apprehend them; and must add more pep in curbing crimes in the area,” the PPRO said.