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September 20, 2024
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Police alert public on one-chance robbery as victim loses N700,000 in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has alerted members of the public of a notorious one-chance gang operating within Sagamu, Ijebu Ode to Mowe Expressway.

Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, in the late hours of Wednesday, made the announcement in a statement obtained by newsmen.

She said the command had received numerous complaints from residents, one of which involved a victim who was robbed of N700,000 at gunpoint after getting into a car from Kajola on Wednesday.

The spokesperson while warning traders and business owners not to risk traveling with huge cash, advised commuters to record and send a video to the police media if they are unsure about a boarded vehicle.

Odutola said, “The Ogun State Police Command has become inundated with complaints of a notorious gang operating within Sagamu, Ijebu Ode to Mowe.

“Commuters on that axis, make a video of your next trip and upload it to police media when in doubt of the vehicle.

“Please alert our traders, and business owners not to risk traveling with huge cash.

“Today, N700,000 was transferred from a victim, who joined from Kajola and at gun point they drove her into a street and made the transfer into a POS machine.

“Investigation is ongoing.”

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