Amotekun arrests two suspected highway robbers along Ilesa–Ibadan Expressway

The Osun Amotekun Corps has apprehended 2 suspected road robbers, identified arsenic 29 twelvemonth aged Chima Eze and 41 twelvemonth aged Sunday Okorie.

They were apprehended connected Saturday during a regular patrol on the Ilesa–Ibadan Expressway astatine astir 11:35 p.m. portion allegedly attempting to rob a commercialized conveyance transporting goods from Ibadan.

According to the connection by corps spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu Abass connected Monday, the suspects are natives of Ebonyi State but reside successful Mowe, Ogun State.

“They were reportedly intercepted aft information operatives received a distress alert from a operator who narrowly escaped an attempted ambush on the highway.

Preliminary reports indicated that the suspects, alongside different accomplices, had acceptable up a trap connected the expressway successful an effort to intercept the vehicle.

“The driver, however, managed to evade the ambush and alerted Amotekun operatives who were connected regular patrol nearby.

“Upon receiving the information, the operatives instantly mobilised to the location. On sighting the information personnel, members of the pack reportedly abandoned the already robbed conveyance and fled into the surrounding bush.

“The Amotekun squad pursued the fleeing suspects and successfully apprehended 2 of them, portion 2 ot...