Two Fake Soldiers Has Been Arrested For Armed Robbery By Police In Ogun State

                   The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a robbery gang that has been  terrorising residents of Ifo local government area of the state in military uniforms, with two of the gang members, Ojelabi Asewale and Ogunbiyi Michael, were also arrested in the process.

The state police spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the fake soldiers were always dressed in army camouflage, which they used to harass and robbed the residents at gunpoint.

Speaking to the Punch Newspaper, he said policemen were tipped-off concerning their activities and they were put under surveillance, until their eventual arrest.

He said:

"The police raided the hideout of the suspects where one Ojelabi Asewale and Ogunbiyi Michael were arrested with more than six sets of military uniforms, military belts, camouflage caps, masks, a jack knife, a bagful of documents, military shoes, international passports, and charms."

Adejobi said that the state Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, urged the residents of the state to always supply security agents with information on suspicious persons and movements in their communities.

"The CP commended the people of the community for giving the police prompt information on the fake soldiers who had been terrorising them. We need more of such cooperation with the police."