The names of the accused who all confessed to being members
of a gang of armed robbers terrorising the people of Ondo town and its environs
were given as Sherif Olamoyegun, 18, Olamoyegun Jelili, 20 and Wasiu Olamoyegun
24 years, all blood brothers, while the others are Bunmi Adewale, 39, Sunday
Tosin, 19, Kabiru Lateef ,20, Elusakin Samuel, 20 and Niyi Adesiyan, 20.
The police recovered one cut-to-size single barrel gun, one
expended cartridge, one UTC axe, one cutlass, hammer, one sword, knife, Army
belt and a complete pair of Vigilante Group of Nigeria uniform from the
robbers.
According to the Police Commissioner, Isaac Eke the suspects
on interrogation confessed to the crime.
He said the gang robbed the entire household of one Adeyemi
Olubanke of no 1 Olabomowo street Ibitayo estate Ondo at gunpoint and made away
with a Toyota Hiace bus marked KTU 477AH belonging to St. Stephen Cathedral
Church.
He however said the church bus has been recovered by the
Police.
Eke also noted that investigation is still on to arrest
other fleeing members of the gang.
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