Robbers attack Ogun motorist with sledgehammer
Some suspected robbers have hit a motorist with a sledgehammer on the head and snatched his vehicle on the Sagamu-Ikenne Road, Ogun State.
A member of the gang, Alo Monday, was however, arrested by the police. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this.
Oyeyemi said, “Monday, an indigene of Ebonyi state was arrested following a distress call to the police at Sagamu road around 8.30pm that armed robbers were operating along the Sagamu-Ikenne Road.
He explained that the Divisional Police Officer, Sagamu Division, Okiki Agunbiade, mobilized a patrol team and moved to the scene.
According to him, on sighting the policemen, the robbers jumped into an unregistered Toyota Camry which they snatched and sped towards the Lagos-Sagamu Interchange.
“They were hotly chased by the policemen, consequent upon which they abandoned the car and ran into the bush.
“The entire area was cordoned off by the policemen, who combed the bush in search of the hoodlums.
“The effort paid off when one of the robbers, Alo Monday was apprehended with a sledgehammer, which he used to hit the owner of the car on the head before snatching the vehicle.
The PPRO said the combing exercise drew the attention of youths and commercial motorcyclists in the area, who descended on the suspect and beat him to stupor.
He added that Monday was smuggled out of the area by policemen, who took him to a hospital for treatment.
Oyeyemi said the owner of the snatched car, who sustained head injuries was also taken to the hospital.
He noted that the State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun had ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.