A deadly armed robbery suspect has been arrested by the Oyo
State Police Command on his wedding day. 42-year-
old Olumide Asiyanbi told newsmen that nemesis caught up
with him when he was at the registry to sign the dotted lines
with his new wife.
According to police, Olumide was a member of a six-man-
robbery gang who had terrorised residents of the popular
Challenge area of Ibadan.
Olumide confessed that he had been involved in 10 different
robbery attacks before he was arrested.
He said, “I was arrested on my wedding day. I met the gang
leader, James Agba, last year. He told me he knew how we
could be getting regular money. He then initiated me into the
gang. I have taken part in at least 10 operations since I
joined them.
“We used gun but I don’t know where James was buying
them. Sulaimon and Alhaji, who are also in the gang, knew
how the guns were bought for our operations. I have fired
shots at our targets but nobody was killed.”
State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Katsina, said the
suspects included a 62-year-old Ghanaian.