Police rescue five passengers, arrest three suspects in Ondo

The Police Command successful Ondo State says it has rescued 5 passengers who were taken during an equipped robbery onslaught that occurred betwixt Ita-Oba and Oboto on Ondo Road connected Thursday successful the state.

DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who made this known successful a connection connected Thursday successful Akure, said the incidental happened astatine astir 0520 hours.

Jimoh explained that the passengers were successful a commercialized conveyance en-route Ondo to Akure, erstwhile they were intercepted and taken into the bush by the equipped robbers wherever their belongings were obtained.

“Following a swift effect to the distress call, the command’s operatives alongside Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, carried retired a targeted cognition which led to the successfully rescue of the victims from the bush, unharmed.

“Meanwhile, 3 suspects person been apprehended successful transportation with the robbery and they identified arsenic Akinyemi Olamilekan ‘m’; Mutaka Ali ‘m’ and Atiku Abubakar ‘m’.

“The suspects person made utile statements that is aiding probe and volition beryllium charged to tribunal upon conclusion.” helium said.

Jimoh, therefore, reassured the pub...