By Gbenga Olarinoye
Osogbo—Security details in the convoy of the Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola successfully dislodged dare-devil armed robbers from the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway Monday afternoon and secured the road for safe passage for other motorists.

The incident, according to a statement by the media aide to Aregbesola, Mr Gbenmga Fayemiwo, the incident which took place at about 3.00 p.m. 43 kilometre after the Ogere, Ogun State, lasted for more than 30 minutes.

One of the suspects was arrested by the security men and was handed over to a Federal Highway Patrol Team stationed at kilometre 30 close to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital at about 4.20 p.m.

The police patrol team that took custody of the arrested suspect who was behaving naive and funny during preliminary interrogation was led by Inspector Emmanuel Chukwuma.

Before the arrival of the Governor, robbers had held three motorists at gun point and dispossessed them of their belongings.

Help however came for them when governor Aregbesola’s convoy stormed the scene and engaged the robbers in a gun battle which lasted for about 20 minutes.

After successfully dislodging the armed bandits, the Osun State Governor ordered his security men to clear the barricades erected by the armed robbers on the highway.

It was after this development that the terrified travellers on the busy Lagos/Ibadan expressway could resume their journeys on the dual carriage way.