Land grabbers in trouble for attempted murder in Ogun

Three suspected land grabbers have been arrested by the Ogun State Police command for attempted murder in Igbesa area of Ado Odo Ota local government area of the state.

In a statement signed by the spokesman of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects, Adewale Muyibi, Kamoru Ayodele and Taofeek Ogundele invaded the community on 25^th of October with dangerous weapons with which they inflicted varying degrees of injuries on members of the community.

The suspects, according to DSP Oyeyemi were arrested following a distress call received by the policemen at Agbara divisional headquarters that armed hoodlums had invaded Jegede village and were shooting sporadically.

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Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer of Agbara division, SP Saleh Dahiru, led his men to the scene where six men, namely Sunday Okorie, Shoneye Akeem, Lakan Oloyede, Jimoh Musibau Akande Oyedeji and Hamzat Idiris, who have been shot by the hoodlums were rescued to the hospital for treatment, while three amongst the hoodlums were apprehended and others escaped.

Recovered from them are; six live cartridges and fourteen expended cartridges.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

He also directed that the fleeing members of the gang be hunted for and brought to justice. The CP therefore warned land grabbers to stair clear of the state, as their violent activities will not be tolerated by the command under his watch.