Motorcycle theft: One dies, another hospitalized as youths lynch suspects in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the decease of 1 John Udoh who was reportedly beaten to decease implicit alleged theft successful the Sagamu country of the state.

Udoh, who is simply a subordinate of a five-man equipped robbery gang, had allegedly breached into the
home of 1 Emeka Ruben, stealing his Lifan rubber motorbike valued astatine N1.2 million.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola who confirmed the incidental to our analogous connected Friday, said Udoh was caught alongside 22 years aged Peter Ubong.

Odutola noted that the suspects who invaded Atayo Okeigbo community, Aruba Sagamu, were caught by the youths pursuing a distress telephone from the victim.

She said, “On October 18, 2024, astatine astir 7:20hrs the CDA Chairman of the Atayo Okeigbo community, Aruba Sagamu, Ogun State, reported via telephone that a radical of thieves invaded the assemblage astir 2:00 AM.

“They broke into the location of 1 Emeka Ruben, stealing his Lifan rubber motorbike valued astatine N1.2 million.

“Upon proceeding his cries for help, astatine midnight, respective youths intervened by moving into the victim’s residence, apprehending 1 Peter Ubong, a 22-year-old from Cross River, and John Udoh, on with their operational motorcycle with registration fig SGM 387 WB.”

Odutola stated that the 3 different suspects
named Adaka, Stepen and Jerssy escaped with the stolen motorcycle.

The constabulary publicist noted that the suspects confessed being liable for the theft of 15 star streetlights antecedently stolen from the community, arsenic good arsenic 2 different motorcycles.

She disclosed that the suspects were severely beaten by the mob.

Following the beating, Ubong is presently hospitalized, portion Udoh was declared dormant by doctors astatine OOUTH Sagamu, wherever his assemblage was subsequently deposited successful the infirmary morgue.

“They provided the names of their accomplices progressive successful the transgression successful Ajaka, a portion of the Sagamu division, and admitted to committing different burglaries successful the Sagamu area.”

She added probe is ongoing and the Command is moving to guarantee the apprehension of the named suspects.