The Ogun state Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps weekend arrested 10 men for alleged involvement in forceful extortion, cultism and robbery.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the office of the commander of the corps, Commander Soji Ganzallo ,through the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations of the corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
The statement reads: “Due to the deluge of complaints by a number of communities in Sango axis reporting different security challenges they have been facing, the State Commander of the So-Safe Corps gave the Zonal Commander of Ado-Odo/Ota Area Command, Assistant Commander Tajudeen Odunmbaku, a marching order to bring normalcy to the communities.
“The patrol team of the corps arrested some of these criminal elements while forcing their victims to extort money from them at Sango garage via Sango under bridge, inward Ijoko road by borehole and Joju bus stop of the state.
“Two of the suspects, Alabi Segun and Wahab Shobayo, were caught robbing an innocent boy who was pleading with them to be allowed to go, but they refused to free him and he was robbed of his belongings.
But the So-safe intervention saved his life.
“Another suspect, Tope Akinola, was caught with pocket knife.”
Ganzallo said the suspects arrested for forceful extortion, cultism and robbery includes Sunday Olude, Sampson Adeoti, Sunday Oluwaseyi, Muhammed Danladi, Wasiu Folarin, Tope Akinola, Ade Adejare, Alabi Segun, Wahab Shobayo and Bidemi Oyatope.
Items recovered from the suspects are : Traditional charms, pocket knifes, and different illicit drugs.
The commander said the suspects have been transferred to the Nigeria Police Force, Sango Divisional Police Headquarters for further investigation and likely prosecution.
