Motorcycle thief dies trying to escape on bike he stole

Two robbers are now cooling their heels in police net after their arrest by men of the Ogun State Police Command.

According to the police, the suspects identified as Evans Ajao and Isaiah Aigba specialised in snatching motorcycles from Nigeria and selling them in the Republic of Benin.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, revealed that the cross-border thieves were arrested at Baagbon village, in the Odeda Local Government Area of the state while another motorcycle snatcher, died trying to escape after he stole a motorcycle from its owner in the Abeokuta metropolis when he fell into a ditch.

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Oyeyemi who revealed that the suspects were arrested after the police received a distress call said the suspects confessed to their crime during interrogation.

The PPRO said; “On interrogation, the duo confessed to have been in the business of motorcycle theft for quite some time and that they have standby buyers once they succeed in taking a motorcycle to the Republic of Benin.

“The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed that the suspects be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Abeokuta, for further investigation and prosecution.”

 

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