An armed robbery gang attacked a hospital in Ogun State and stole from
the patients and staff of the facility.
The armed robbers attacked the private hospital in Ibafo community,
Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state and dispossessed
patients of their belongings.
The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola
Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident on Sunday said the armed robbers
attacked the Riverside hospital at Omolaja Odunbaku in the community,
subjecting patients and their relatives, as well as staff, to mental
torture.
He said a distress call was made to the Ibafo Division, and in quick
response, the Divisional Police Officer, Abiodun Ayinde, led the
anti-robbery squad to the scene.
He said the gang on sighting the police took to their heels and
escaped into a nearby bush.
Oyeyemi said the police did not relent in efforts to apprehend the
runaway suspects, who were later arrested where they were hiding in
Shamawa town in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.
He gave the identities of the suspects as Folarin Azeez (aka Hyper)
25, Temitope Bolariwa (aka Tincan), 24, and Kolade Ahmed (30), adding
that items recovered from them are: 12 different types of Android and
iPhones as well as wrist watches which the victims later identified as
their stolen property.
The police spokesman said while investigation was ongoing, the command
got information about earlier robbery escapades of the suspects
somewhere in Osun State.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered
the immediate transfer of the suspects to Special Anti Robbery Squad
(SARS) for investigation into their various robbery activities.
