The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested an ex-convict, Kingsley Chukwu, for allegedly hitting a commercial motorcycle rider, Unity Hassan, with an object and snatching his motorcycle.

The incident, our correspondent gathered, occurred at the Iyesi area in the Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area on Monday, October 29, 2018.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by police at the Onipanu Police Division.

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Oyeyemi added that the Divisional Police Officer of the division, Sangobiyi Johnson, led the anti-robbery team to the scene, combed the area with the assistance of members of the community and apprehended the suspect.

He said the suspect’s accomplice, however, escaped, while the motorcycle was recovered.

The police spokesperson said the suspect also confessed that he had been convicted for a similar offence and had just come out of prison.

“The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered a serious manhunt for the escaped accomplice, while the suspect will be transferred to Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Magbon, Abeokuta, for investigation,” Oyeyemi said.

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