One Mathew Abioro and his wife, Precious, have allegedly confessed to Ogun State police command that they have been operating as armed robbers in the state for some time now.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, who paraded the couple, said that they also confessed to be serving as receivers of stolen items.
He said: “the couple were arrested when men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) received information that some notorious armed robbers who have been terrorizing Abeokuta and Sango axis are planning to carry out another operation consequent upon which their hideout was stormed and the couple was arrested.
“On interrogation, they (the couple) confessed being involved in a series of armed robbery within and outside Abeokuta metropolis. They equally confessed being receivers of stolen motorcycles from other robbery gangs and that they used to sell such motorcycles to Benin Republic and used the proceeds to purchase arms and ammunition which they use for their own operations.”
He the police spokesman said that Officers of (FSARS) were arrested on tip off as they were planning to carry out an operation.
He said that a pump action gun, one cut-to-size single-barreled pistol, one cut-to-size double-barreled pistol and four live cartridges were recovered from the suspects. [myad]
