The operatives of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps has neutralized a suspected operation involving five men on different motorbikes at Agbagi Village in Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State.
This is contained in the press release issued from the Office of the State Commander of the Corps, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo through the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf which said that ‘the Officers of the Corps on routine patrol at about 20:00hrs on Wednesday, while on patrol in Anifowose community development area (CDA) in Agbagi Village in Ifo Local Government Area when their eyes caught ten Men on 5 different motorbikes suspected to be out for a deadly operation.
Moruf said, “officers of the corps were instructed to go after the suspected team and warned them not to terminate any of them accidentally but apprehend them for likely prosecution”.
“The Zonal Commander Ifo Zonal Command, Assistant Commander Fatai Akinsola swung into action by mobilizing his men led by the Ifo Zonal Operation, SC Oluwole Samuel to give the suspects a hot chase”.
“At G4 Community Development Area (CDA), the suspects noticed they were been pursued by the men of the So-safe Corp, One of the motorbikes suddenly stopped while two suspects on it confronted the Officers and machetted our officer,. But unfortunately for them, the team was able to reinforce to recover the motorbike of the suspects”.
“Meanwhile, Ganzallo instructed the team to ensure they bring the suspects to book through prosecution, during hot chasing, a cut to size locally made pistol fell from one of the suspects and they both evade arrest.
The situation was handled professionally and technically due to congestion of area”.
“Ganzallo noted that for So-Safe Corps, it is better for a suspect(s) to escape arrest than an innocent citizen to be killed”.
“The DPO, Ifo Division commended the team work of the officers of So-safe for the good job done having visited the scene and advised the team to take the injured Officer immediately to the nearest hospital for treatment”.
“The recovered TVS motorbike and the cut to size arms had been transfered to the Nigeria Police, Ifo Divisional Headquarter for further investigation and arrest of the culprits for likely prosecution “, he concluded.
