Night Guard Leads Gang To Rob Community (Photo)

A night guard, Sunday Uche, and four others

have been arrested for armed robbery by the

men of the Ogun State Police Command.

Uche, who was employed as a night guard at

Iyana Iyesi community in the Ado Odo/Ota

Local Government Area of the state was accused

by the police of leading his gang to rob the

residents he was employed to protect.

Other members of the gang were named by the

police as Mohammed Aliu, Ojulari Sakiru,

Akinniyi Ademola, and Odeh Benedict.

The state Police Public Relations Officer,

Muyiwa Adejobi, said Uche, who is the leader of

the gang, deceived the members of the

community when the robbery operation was

going on.

Adejobi explained that the residents affected by

the robbery placed a distress call to Uche’s

telephone line, adding that he responded,

telling the victims that he was in charge and

would soon round up the robbers.

The police spokesman said the suspects had

been terrorising the residents of

Itele,Ijagba,Iyana Iyesi and other places in the

local government area.

Adejobi said they were, however, arrested by

detectives attached to the Special Anti- Robbery

Squad of the command, which acted on a tip-

off.

Items recovered from the suspects, according to

the PPRO, include three locally-made single-

barrelled guns, a dummy gun, some live

cartridges, assorted charms and 13 handsets.

Adejobi said, “The Commissioner of Police,

Abdulmajid Ali, has directed that the SARS

should carry out proper investigation into the

case and charge the suspects to court

immediately.

“The Commissioner of Police also advised

members of the public to always screen those

they want to employ as night guards, maids and

for other domestic jobs, to avoid such an

incident in the state.”

Source: PunchNg.