Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
Ondo State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday paraded two suspects arrested for allegedly terrorizing the people of the state.
The suspects were also accused of obtaining by false pretence and conspiracy to commit heinous crimes.
While parading the suspects, who were identified as Asukwo Abednego and Ajiwe Oluwaseun, the state commandant of the corps, Eweka Edenabu, said the arrest was made possible based on credible intelligence and information gathering. He said men of the command had been on the trail of the suspects for several months.
According to him, the two suspects are part of the gang that have been terrorising the people of Osinle, Ijoka, Danjuma, Oluwatuyi and Oke Aro areas in Akure.
He said: “The suspects were arrested based on sustained intelligence, which propelled our men to swing into action, which led to the arrest of the suspects.”
The commandant said the two suspects have confessed to the crime through their statements.
He added: “According to their mode of operation, one of the suspects normally posed as an okada rider in search of passengers while the other two suspects would hide.
“As soon as the motorcycle picks a passenger and approached a lonely terrain, the rider would stop in pretence that the motorcycle was faulty and the two suspects would come out from their hideouts, unleash terror on the victim and cart away all his or her belongings