The Ogun State Police Command have arrested two masterminds of several nefarious crimes that took place at Obalende area of Ogun State. A 45 year-old self-confessed pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG) Ola Olayode, presiding over a parish in Ogun State and Owonikoko Akeem John, 36, a Unit Commandant of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, (VGN). Both of them are in hot soup over allegations of armed robbery.
Igbere TV learnt that the suspects were arrested along the Sagamu Ijebu-Ode-Benin highway axis in Ogun State following an operation led by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Omosanyi Adeniyi, the Area Commander in Ijebu-Ode.
Upon his arrest, Akeem reportedly made a confessional statement, where he allegedly fingered a certain police Inspector of simply identified as Ola as the supplier of the gun in his possession. It would be discovered later that Ola, a pastor with the RCCG, isn’t a police inspector as he made people to believe.
“Because of the efforts of Ogun State Police Command Headquarters Eleweran Abeokuta, Obalende residents will now sleep well with their two eyes closed because of the arrest of Akeem Owonikoko.” Says Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Ogun State, Omolola Odutola, a Superintendent of Police (SP)
He further revealed that Akeem was sighted in a Toyota Camry driving inwards Ijebu-Ode from Ososa. She said as soon as the suspect sighted the police while trying to negotiate the Ijebu-Ode Highway, he diverted into a close.
In the words of the PPRO, “the police chased him, but noted that all the occupants of the vehicle scampered into the bush.”
The police spokesperson said the ACP divided the team into a cardinal search during which a disguised man in VGN uniform who was the alleged mastermind of several nefarious crimes in the state attempted to outsmart the policemen, but he was arrested.
The police further stated that when a search was conducted on the vehicle that the suspect earlier abandoned, a black cellophane bag containing 32 expended cartridges were recovered among other exhibits, including 78 live cartridges and a locally fabricated short gun.
When a search warrant was also executed at his residence, it was learnt that a Magnum Pump action rifle, one double barrel short gun, one locally fabricated double barrel pistol, stunt pistol shocker, an unregistered silver colour Toyota Camry, Green colour Toyota Sienna Bus KNN 58 TD OGUN, a liquid chemical, a black beret with insigna of Aiye confraternity, cannabis, hard drugs, ATM card, power bank, 2 Apple wrist watches, 2 cell phones and charms were picked up by the police as exhibits.
The police also stated that he has made confessional statement which fingered police inspector named Ola whom Akeem identified as the supplier of the guns.
