The Oyo State Police Command has foiled a bank robbery planned by a criminal gang in connivance with a contract worker of a new generation bank in Ibadan.
The statement read, “The Oyo State Police Command, in an intelligence-led and purpose-driven operation, has identified, tracked and apprehended members of a criminal gang who specialised in carrying out well-coordinated robbery attacks on banks.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the criminal gang comprising of Abass Azeez ‘m’ 42yrs, Mayowa Kehinde ‘m’ 29yrs contract staff/marketer with a new generation bank, Rildwan Eniola ‘m’ 33yrs, Mistura Akinade ‘f’ 33yrs, Abass Aderoju ‘m’ 41yrs and Akeem Adeniyi ‘m’ 37yrs were all nabbed at their Agara Odo-Ona hideout along Akala Expressway, Ibadan on Monday June 13, 2022 at about 2100hrs after concluding plans to execute a bloody bank robbery attack on another new generation bank within...
“The suspects have all confessed their various involvements in the criminal operations which include arms procurement and clandestine intelligence gathering ahead of the proposed date of perpetrating the dastardly act.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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