The Ogun State Police Command has arrested owner of a popular brothel in Akute area for allegedly engaging teenagers in prostitution.

The brothel was also  said to be used as hideout for criminals said to be terrorizing the area .   Illegal activities at the brothel was brought to the open following a recent raid on it by policemen attached to Ajuwon division, personally led by the Divisional Police Officer, Mr Isukekhe Oisamaye.

Prostitutes arrested at the brothel in Akute

Fourteen teenagers whose ages were between 13 and 18, according to the command’s spokesman, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, were arrested in the brothel, where upon interrogation, some of them claimed they were forced into the ancient profession by a man they simply gave his name as Baba.

The teenagers, he informed, would be handed over to the  National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other related Matters (NAPTIP) for necessary action.

…armed robbery/murder suspects arrested

Dare-devil robbers recently stormed house number 21 on Mobolenin street, in Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun state, leaving in their trail, the death of one of their victims identified as Nicholas Ogbonna.

It was learnt that the robbers numbering four, stormed the deceased apartment at about 11pm, pretending to be visitors. An unsuspecting  member of  the Ogbona family who went to open the door, after one of the unwelcome visitors introduced himself as a member of the family, was reportedly hit with the butt of the gun before ordering other members who were watching television in the sitting room to lie flat on the floor.

Unknown to the Ogbonnas , the bandits had carried a door-to-door operation where they locked other occupants inside , with their handsets seized. But after robbing the Ogbonnas,  one of the armed men reportedly shot 45-year-old Nicolas, as he was about to adjust from his position, a move the robbers apparently thought was to attack one of them. They thereafter, left the apartment,while efforts to save Nicolas life failed as he gave up the ghost before reaching the hospital.

The good news however , is that the Ogun state Police Command has arrested the perpetrators of the dastardly act. According to spokesman of the command, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi , Policemen swung into action and during investigation, it was discovered that one of the suspects was recognized by the victims,when his hood slipped off his face.

The Policemen, Adejobi said, stormed the apartment of the suspect identified as Chinedu Nwali where a search was conducted during which a red beret cap, a red shirt and the hood used on the day of the operation were recovered. His confessional statement, he said, led to the arrest of other suspected members of the gang. He gave the names of other suspects as Chijioke Ekuma, Chibike Nwankwo and  Ekechi Monday.

The suspects, Adejobi said, would be charged to court.