Robbers Cart Away Properties, Shoot Residents At Ode-Remo

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
It was a day of horror for residents of Ode Remo community, Remo North local government, Ogun State as armed robbers invaded the community, carted away properties worth millions of naira as well as leaving many people injured during the operation.
According to information gathered, the dare devil men arrived Oke-Ola area in the community at the early hours of the day, and started robbing houses, while in the process shot some of the residents, who were later admitted at the General Hospital, Isara.
Oluwadamilare Otemoye, one of the landlords in the community, who was hit by the bullet narrated that the bandits on arriving the community started shooting sporadically, and later ordered residents to voluntarily open their doors or face severe punishment.
The landlord recalled that there was pandemonium in the community following the robbers’ threat, adding that those assumed by the bandits of not cooperating with their directives or trying to escape were shot.
‘The incident took place around 2am within Oke-Ola area of Ode-Remo, off old  Lagos-Ibadan road. The robbers left several persons injured and one person in critical condition at the General Hospital, Isara. The police swept in and arrested one of the hoodlums, who fingered two others also arrested,” he said
Furthermore, Otemoye noted that at present despite police report and protests from residents, two of the apprehended suspects have been released and walking free. This robbery incident has become recurrent and now a source of worry.
The Ogun State Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed this on Thursday said the bandits equally robbed another neighbouring community, adding that one of the suspects was later arrested and presently assisting police in further investigation.
The police spokesman speaking on the development, said only one suspect had been arrested, adding that exhibit recovered as at the time of filing this report were five mobile phones, stating that efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing members of the robbery gang.
‘The story is true, the robbers robbed in Ode and one other place, but police from Isara promptly responded and got one of the gang members arrested. About five phones were recovered from him and he is helping the police in their investigation.
“Meanwhile, the injured person who was taken to the hospital had been treated and discharged. Efforts is on to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang’, Oyeyemi said-