The police has arrested one Adesiyan Adeniyi who claimed to be a member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria,VGN, on Wednesday, December 29, at Ewusi area, Makun, in Sagamu local government area of Ogun state for armed robbery.
The police had placed the suspect under security surveillance leading to this arrest.
The suspect was arrested in possession of a stolen unregistered motorcycle and a locally made double barreled gun with 20 live cartridges.
The Ogun state Police Command spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi saying: “Police preliminary investigation has revealed that the suspect, who claims to be a Vigilante official, has been terrorizing the good people of Sagamu and disposing them of their belongings on several occasions.
“The commissioner of police of the state, Abdulmajid Ali, has therefore directed thorough investigation into the matter to ascertain the membership of the suspect with Vigilante Group of Nigeria and uncover some of his previous criminal acts in the area.
“He has also promised to censor members of the Vigilante and Neighbourhood watches in the state, with a view to auditing their activities and henceforth control their operations.”
Ali has reiterated its plans to sanitise and flush hoodlums and criminals out of the state as the police has been making sure criminal activities in the state will be brought into halt.
He, however, wishes to assure the general public that the matter will be professional handled and the case will be charged to court immediately after proper investigations.
The police had placed the suspect under security surveillance leading to this arrest.
The suspect was arrested in possession of a stolen unregistered motorcycle and a locally made double barreled gun with 20 live cartridges.
The Ogun state Police Command spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi saying: “Police preliminary investigation has revealed that the suspect, who claims to be a Vigilante official, has been terrorizing the good people of Sagamu and disposing them of their belongings on several occasions.
“The commissioner of police of the state, Abdulmajid Ali, has therefore directed thorough investigation into the matter to ascertain the membership of the suspect with Vigilante Group of Nigeria and uncover some of his previous criminal acts in the area.
“He has also promised to censor members of the Vigilante and Neighbourhood watches in the state, with a view to auditing their activities and henceforth control their operations.”
Ali has reiterated its plans to sanitise and flush hoodlums and criminals out of the state as the police has been making sure criminal activities in the state will be brought into halt.
He, however, wishes to assure the general public that the matter will be professional handled and the case will be charged to court immediately after proper investigations.
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