How sales boy connived with robbers to rob master’s shop

A sales boy, Lucky Otuonye, has told police how he planned with some armed robbers to rob an electronic shop where he was working as a salesman in Ogun state.

The suspect and two others namely; Chinedu Peter and Matthew Igwe were arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer of  Ago Iwoye Division, CSP Paul Omiwole, that robbers have invaded Abuking Electronic Shop at Olopomerin area of Ago iwoye.

Upon the distress call, the DPO and his men swiftly moved to the scene, but the robbers who stabbed the salesman on his left hand escaped with a 32inch LG plasma television before the arrival of the policemen.

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The salesman, Lucky Otuonye was quickly taken to hospital for treatment while all the adjoining stations in the area were alerted to be on lookout for the fleeing suspects.

Some hours later, members of hunters group saw the two men with a plasma television in Awa Ijebu, and they quickly informed the police who promptly arrested them.

 They were later taken to Ago Iwoye where they confessed to being responsible for the robbery operation but added that it was the salesman, who invited them to come and rob the Electronic shop.

The salesman Lucky Otuonye was then promptly arrested, and subsequently confessed to the crime.

Recovered from them are one 32 inches plasma television, one Bajaj motorcycle and a knife.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun state, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered a thorough investigation into the past activities of the suspects with the view to charge them to court as soon as possible.