Ogun: Police rescue suspected motorcycle thief allegedly poisoned in revenge attack

The Ogun State Police Command has rescued a 26-year-old man, Timothy Ashamu, who was allegedly forced to ingest a poisonous substance successful Oke-Odan, Yewa South Local Government Area.

DAILY POST reports that Ashamu had allegedly confessed to stealing much than 3 motorcycles from members of the public.

It was gathered that the incidental started from an October 2026 robbery allegation, successful which Ashamu allegedly dispossessed 1 Adetunji Vincent of his Bajaj motorcycle on Agosu Road, Oke-Odan.

According to a connection connected Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, findings further indicated that Ashamu allegedly confessed to stealing much than 3 motorcycles, utilizing hammers, sticks and cutlasses to dispossess his victims.

However, helium was aboriginal accosted astatine a workplace successful Oke-Odan by 3 individuals who allegedly forced him to ingest a substance suspected to beryllium Gamaline, successful an evident retaliatory attack.

Upon receiving the report, detectives from the Owode-Yewa Division swiftly mobilised, rescued Ashamu and rushed him to a infirmary successful Owode-Yewa, wherever helium is presently receiving treatment.

He is said to beryllium responding to treatment.

“The incidental underscores a cardinal rule of nonrecreational policing: the extortion of quality beingness is not conditional connected a person's innocence oregon perceived character. Even wherever a idiosyncratic is suspected of superior transgression offences, the instrumentality does not licence backstage individuals to find oregon administer punishment.

“Criminality indispensable beryllium addressed done lawful arrest, probe and prosecution, ne'er done retaliation, torture oregon attempted murder. The swift involution of the Police successful this lawsuit reinforces the value of nonrecreational policing and the extortion of each life,” the connection stated.

Acting connected accusation provided by the victim, the detectives proceeded to Ihunbo, wherever 1 Abiodun Oniyide, besides known arsenic Aje Alaje, was arrested.

Ashamu subsequently identified him arsenic 1 of those allegedly progressive successful administering the substance.

A instrumentality suspected to person contained Gamaline was recovered arsenic exhibit.

“The arrested fishy remains successful custody, portion efforts are ongoing to apprehend different suspects allegedly progressive successful the incident,” DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi added.

The lawsuit is being prepared for transportation to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Eleweran, for further investigation.

Ogun: Police rescue suspected motorcycle thief allegedly poisoned successful revenge attack