Osun: Gunmen rob police chief of election’s duty money

Juliana Francis

A senior police officer and his orderly have been robbed at Ologbo area of Edo State by gunmen while on their way to Osun State for the governorship election special duty.

The Officer, who oversees Marine Police, Ologbo in Edo State, and his orderly were robbed on 13th July 2022, at about 8:10 PM.

The gunmen, numbering about six, were in local vigilante uniforms and armed with AK47 rifles. The hoodlums, who were along the road, collected N400,000 from the senior officer.

They also collected the officer’s service pistol, with breech number 49111621, holding seven rounds of live ammunition, First Bank, and Access Bank Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) cards.

Julianafrancisnews.com further learned that the N400,000 was meant for the buying of fuel for gunboats that would be taking personnel to Osun State for the election monitoring.

Julianafrancisnews.com, also heard that the OC Marine and his orderly were heading to Ologbon Marine Station, to meet with other police personnel, who were already waiting for them, so that they could all move together to Osun State for the election special duty when the incident occurred.

“On getting to Oghobaye in Ologbo Community, the OC Marine and his orderly were flagged down by armed men in vigilante uniforms, numbering about six. The OC, thinking they were genuine vigilante men, introduced himself and his orderly as policemen heading to Osun State for election special duty.”

Moments after the introduction, one of the men, who was armed with an AK-47 rifle, shot sporadically into the air and ordered the OC and his orderly to step down from their car.

The source further said: “One of the men shot into the air with an AK47 rifle and asked the OC Marine and his orderly to come down from the vehicle at gunpoint. They ransacked the car and collected the officer’s purse containing the sum of N400,000, which was meant for the purchase of fuel for the gunboat going to the Osun State election. The officer’s service pistol, with breech number 49111621, with seven rounds of live ammunition, First Bank and Access Bank Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) cards were call carted away by the armed men. After dispossessing the police personnel of their valuables, the gunmen, who were in an unregistered grey coloured Toyota Corrola car, drove away.”

Julianafrancisnews.com further gathered that the incident has been reported at Ologbo Divisional Headquarters for further investigations.