Ondo Police Command Harvests Criminals, Suspected Rapist, Robbers Paraded |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

A suspected kidnapper, rapist, serving soldier and a Police new recruit are among suspects paraded on Thursday in Akure by the Ondo State Police Command for various crimes.

The police recruit, Constable, David Friday, attached to Olofin Police Station in Idanre Local  Government  Area, was nabbed for armed robbery.

Also arrested with David was a soldier attached to the 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigeria Army, Owena Cantonment, Innocent Victor.

They were reportedly armed with a jack knife and other dangerous weapons at a  junction in Idanre, where they attacked and robbed some people.

Items they reportedly stole were N6000, one Itel phone valued at N8500, 30 litres of petrol and N125,000.

Ondo Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami, who paraded the suspects, said David earlier stole an exhibit motor cycle at his duty post.

“He was being tried for that motorcycle theft when he was caught conspiring with a soldier to rob some people with a dagger. We paraded them and the victims identified them. Other victims came and identified them. When we are done with our investigation, we will charge them to court.”

However, the soldier denied his involvement in the crime saying he stepped back at the scene of the incident.

He said he was being held for  illegal duty.

David also denied robbing anybody.

The suspected rapist, Wasiu Lateef who allegedly defiled a teenager in an uncompleted building in Lapanu village and a suspected teenage kidnapper, Bello Ali, who could not explain what he was doing in a forest between Uso and Ogbese.

A fake soldier, Desmond Ikechukwu, who impersonate the Army to intimidate members of the public was also paraded.

Desmond who confessed that he was not a soldier said he wore the uniform to a bar when he was arrested.

Salami, however, said one of the kidnap victim identified Bello as one of his abductors.