BY DAUD OLATUNJI
ABEOKUTA — Ogun State Police Command, yesterday, said men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, arrested 21 armed robbery suspects and recovered 22 vehicles.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this while parading the suspects and the vehicles at the SARS office, Magbon, Abeokuta.

Adejobi said that some of the suspects had confessed to the crime.

He said that the suspects would be charged to court on conclusion of investigation, while assuring members of the public of the Command’s readiness to make the state a crime-free one.

Kill four suspects in Abeokuta

He also said that four armed robbers were killed last Wednesday in Ija-Ofa area of Abeokuta, while trying to rob a businessman of N5 million.

Items recovered from the suspects, include locally-made pistols, cartridges, pump action rifle, AK-47 rifle and charms.

Adejobi said: “Ogun Police Command will not relent in its effort to make the state a crime-free one. All the formations in the command are working round the clock to ensure the safety of the people of the state, especially during these ember months.

“The arrest of these robbery suspects is a signal that the Command is ready to deal decisively with criminals.”