The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected robbers and recovered 11 iPhones, an HP laptop and other valuables after foiling a robbery operation at a student hostel in the Eruku/Agbon area of Ewekoro Local Government Area.
The suspects, identified as Waris Dauda and Tiamiyu Abiodun, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday, September 13, 2026, after police operatives responded to a distress call reporting an armed robbery at the hostel.
According to the command’s spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, the incident occurred around 2:40 a.m. when operatives of the Ewekoro Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, arrived at the scene.
The police said the suspects abandoned a school bag containing some of the stolen items and attempted to flee after sighting the approaching officers. The operatives reportedly gave chase and arrested two of the suspects.
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A search of the abandoned bag led to the recovery of 11 assorted iPhones, an HP laptop and several clothing items. Some of the victims have reportedly identified the recovered property as belonging to them.
Preliminary investigations also revealed that the gang allegedly forced one of the victims to transfer N200,000 into an account during the robbery.
Police detectives have visited the scene, documented evidence of forced entry and secured the recovered items as exhibits.
The command added that searches conducted at the residences of the two suspects did not yield any additional incriminating items.
The suspects and the recovered property have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Eleweran for further investigation.
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