Two robbers were arrested by the Ogun State Police Command on the Long Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state while dispossessing motorists of their belongings.
The suspects, Ibrahim Nura, 27, an indigene of Kebbi State, and Isaac Kyegh, from Benue State, reside at Kara, Isheri, Ogun State, were apprehended while attacking one Adebayo Agoro and Toheeb Olalekan, whose vehicle developed a mechanical fault on the bridge.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement on Sunday.
He added that the victims were attacked by the suspects while trying to fix their faulty car.
According to him, the two men suddenly appeared from under the bridge and threatened the duo with knives and a cutlass so as to dispossess them of their valuables.
Oyeyemi stated, “In the process, the patrol team from the Warewa Division, led by the DPO, SP Folake Afeniforo, which was on a routine patrol on the bridge, caught them in the act.
“On sighting the policemen, the suspects took to their heels and jumped under the bridge, but they were hotly pursued and apprehended right under the bridge, where they had turned into their hideout.”
The PPRO said a jack knife was recovered from the suspected robbers.
