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Police Arrest Two Suspects For Allegedly Robbing RCCG

Ganiyat Ganiyu
Two robbery suspects have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly robbing a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG.
The suspects, Fidelis Francis, 28, and Lukman Jimoh, 40, were arrested on Monday following a distress call received by the DPO Shagamu divisional headquarters at about 2 am, that a branch of Redeemed Christian church Of God, located at GRA Shagamu was under attack by the suspected robbers.
A statement from the command said upon the distress call, the DPO Sagamu division, Okiki Agunbiade, mobilised his men and the local vigilante to the scene, but the robbers had escaped through the fence before the arrival of the policemen.
The Command’s PRO, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said while combing the surrounding bush, the policemen sighted a Lexus Saloon car with registration number KJA 469 EP, parked at a distance not too far away from the church.
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He said that the operatives who suspected that the vehicle might have been parked by the suspects, mounted surveillance in the area, waiting for the owners to come out of the vehicle.
The statement read, “After waiting patiently for about five hours, the two came, and while trying to move the vehicle away, the policemen swooped on them and got them apprehended.
“On searching the vehicle, two iron bars similar to the ones recovered at the scene of crime was recovered from the car. This further increases their suspicion and the two men were taken to the church, where the CCTV footage was played and the two suspects were seen in the footage as they were breaking into the church.
“Having seen the video evidence, the two suspects were left with no alternative than to confess to the crime.
“The Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, who commended the display of professionalism by his men has directed an in- depth investigation into the case with the view to charge the suspects to court as soon as possible.”
