A staff of Microfinance Bank,Abestone in Abeokuta, Olagoke Dare, is cooling down in Ogun State police net for allegedly planned with another person to rob him of a cash 3million belonging to his employer.
The suspect was arrested immediately the Ibara division received a distress call that armed robbers attacked the duo of Olagoke Dare and his colleague one Mary Agbejo, while they were coming out of a commercial bank at Oke-ilewo area of the Ogun State capital, where they had gone to withdraw the money.
Our correspondent learnt that the DPO of Ibara division, SP Segun Ajao, mobilized his men and moved to the area ,arrest one Idowu Tunde .
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident said that “the suspect, who was armed with a mock gun, informed the police during interrogation that it was Olagoke Dare who informed him that his employer will be sending him and one other person to withdraw the sum of 3 million naira, and that they should come and rob them of the money.”
According to Oyeyemi, the contracted robber revealed that “it was the same Dare Olagoke who gave him the toy pistol for the operation.”
Oyeyemi said the suspect “confessed further that while Dare and his other colleagues were in the bank, he had already hidden in their car which was deliberately left opened by him in accordance with their plan.
“While they got into the car, the suspect explained that he came out suddenly from the back seat and pointed the gun to the lady who was in possession of the money. But the lady noticed that the gun did not look original, consequent upon which she dragged the gun with him and raised alarm. It was the alarm that attracted people who pursued them and called the police.”
The Acting Commissioner of Police in Ogun, DCP Abiodun Alamutu, had ordered that the case be transfered to state CIID for further investigation.
