The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended three people for allegedly robbing Gateway Polytechnic Sapaade students in Ogun State.
Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer, said this in an interview on Friday.
Multiple robbery attacks were documented in the school between late November and early December last year, resulting in the deaths of two students and the injuries of several more.
According to reports, the school administration suspended physical education sessions and ordered students to miss two weeks of school.
Meanwhile, following a report of a break-in to the residence of some students in the Obalande area of Isara Remo on January 8, 2024, Musa Adamu, Marasa Aliu, and Yahaya Muhammed were arrested by the police in connection to the crime.
According to reports, a 3kg cylinder and about three mattresses suspected of being stolen from the students’ apartment were recovered by the police.
Speaking on the arrest, the police spokesperson said some students returned to the school after the holiday to discover that their apartments had been ransacked and that their refrigerator, among other items, had been stolen.
“The students just returned from holidays and discovered that their apartment had been broken into. There was a reported case of some stolen items. Our investigation led us to the arrest of Adamu and two other suspects in the crime,” Odutola said.
Before the recent arrest, at least eight suspected robbers were apprehended in connection with robberies and killings in the school between late November and early December last year.
Also, the command was said to have recovered two Lexus cars and other items stolen during some of the attacks.