Gbenro Adesina
A 7-man criminal gang that attacked and robbed three commercial banks in Ondo and Ekiti States between 2019 and 2020, has been nabbed by Police Operatives attached to the Special Tactical Squad.
The armed robbers identified as Tunbosun Ojo ‘M’ 42 years, Ismaila Ojo ‘M’ 25 years, Victor Oyeyemi ‘M’ 36 years, Dele Ariyo ‘M’ 44 years, Shola Oladimeji ‘M’ 50 years, Olubodun Folayemi ‘M’ 44 years and Adeniyi John ‘M’ 42 years, carried out the robbery of a commercial bank in Ile-oluji, Ondo State on February, 7 2020, killing four policemen and carted away several millions of Naira.
The gang similarly robbed a Microfinance Bank in Idanre, Ondo State in December, 2019 and a commercial bank at Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State where two policemen lost their lives.
According to the Police, efforts are being intensified to arrest other members of the gang still at large and to recover other sophisticated weapons used in the operations.
