There
was a mild drama, yesterday, at the Ogun State Police Command, at
Eleweran, Abeokuta, when a two-month old baby, Oyinkansola Adeosun, was
paraded alongside her mother, Fausat Adeosun for alleged involvement in
robbery and death of no fewer than five people.
Two
other members of the same family; Tobi Adeosun,15, and Iyabode Adeosun
were also paraded for allegedly aiding and abetting their brother,
Ismail Adeosun, 26, who had been declared wanted by the police for his
alleged involvement in the cases.
The
State Police Commissioner, Ikemefuna Okoye, who paraded 30 suspects for
various crimes said the four suspects were arrested by the police on
Monday when his men stormed Ago-Ika, Abeokuta residence of the suspects
where a locally made gun was recovered.
The
commissioner, however, said investigation had commenced, saying that as
soon as it was concluded the suspects would be charged to court.
The commissioner said: “This woman has been keeping gun for her husband and his 15-year-old brother is the armourer of the gang.
“One
Tobi is the armourer of the gang and Ismail’s wife has been keeping
her husband’s arms and ammunition before luck ran out on them”.
Speaking
with newsmen, one of the suspects, Tobi Adeosun said it was his brother
, Ismail that committed the offence, before they arrested all the
family members including the two month old baby.
According
to Tobi, Fausat has been keeping the gun for her husband, I was only
brought to the scene to relocate the arms when the police invaded the
house.
“It
was his wife who had been helping him to watch over his guns. That day
when the police came, his wife, Fausat Adeosun called me to hide the gun
behind a block beside the house, it was wrapped inside a cloth and when
the police same, I told them everything and even took them to where the
gun was hidden.
“At
first I lied to the police because I was scared and I have never
experienced such, I never knew my brother was a thief until that day,”
he said.
When
asked, the suspect’s wife and the mother of the two months old
Oyinkasola, denied the knowledge of her husband’s robbery business but
said that he (Ismail) operates a film house in Igbo-Ora area of
OyoState.
Narrating
her experience; Fausat said when she noticed that a gun was brought to
the house, her husband threatened to kill her if she informed people
about it.
“On
Sunday, he came to me and I was away to church and I asked him whether
he has removed his gun from my house because we don’t leave together but
he said he and his friend, Danladi were around to pick the gun, I never
knew he was a thief until he brought the gun to my house.
“He
asked me whether I have told anybody and even threatened to kill me if I
have informed anybody and that he will run away and leave me to suffer
on his behalf, but I told him I never informed anyone
“Unfortunately,
the police came on Monday and asked me of the gun but I told them his
brother had taken it away, that was how I was arrested,” she said.
Also
paraded yesterday were two suspects who claimed to be dismissed
soldiers but were arrested at Mowe area of the State for car snatching
and forcefully taking peoples’ possession.
The
two suspects, Peter Nnamdi Obidozie and Kenneth Adogbeji claimed to
have been suspended from the Nigerian Army for Absence without Leave
(AWOL).
Obidozie said that he has been using his uniform to ‘survive’ after the Okada restriction in Lagos.
He said he had been using his Okada in Lagos before Okada ban by Lagos State Government.
“I used to be escort motorists who carry goods from Mowe to Lagos and they pay us money.”
Asked
whether that was allowed in the army, Peter said: ‘’It is not allowed,
but I must survive and I can’t rob since I was dismissed from service.
When
asked about his involvement in robbery which he was charged for, he
said; “yes that is the allegation, but on the day I was arrested nobody
saw me with the bike, I was sitting in a bus when they came to arrest me
and people were pointing at me that we were the people that used to
come and
steel their bike, but the Lord will help me because I am a dismissed soldier,” he said.
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