The suspect was about to be set ablaze by a crowd after committing the offence, but was rescued by NSCDC personnel patrolling the area.
, Oyo State Command, has arrested a 21-year old armed robbery suspect with a locally made gun and four live cartridges.
This was contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer in the state, Oluwole Olusegun,made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. Mr Olusegun quoted the NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, as saying that the suspect was arrested for allegedly stealing a cell phone on July 29 at about 9:30p.m. at Olomi Acedemy Area of Ibadan.
Mr Adaralewa said the suspect, who leads a three-man gang, was specialised in robbing innocent citizens of their possessions. The commandant said the suspect was about to be set ablaze by a crowd after committing the offence, but was rescued by NSCDC personnel patrolling the area.Mr Adaralewa said the suspect had confessed that his accomplices, now at large, were based in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
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