Police Arrest Suspected Student Burglar OfOOU Hostels [See Photos]

Police Arrest Suspected Student Burglar OfOOU Hostels [See Photos]

Police Arrest Suspected Student Burglar OfOOU Hostels [See Photos]

A suspected member of a notorious robbery
gang that had been terrorising students of
Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye,
Ogun State, who live off campus has been
arrested.
Recovered from the suspect, identified as

Onyebuchi Chika, were a sewing machine,
some cooking gas and mattresses suspected
to have been stolen from the students
apartments. Chika allegedly broke into the
students’ apartments around Awa Ijebu and its
environs at the weekend, where he succeeded
in carting away some property of those who
had travelled for Christmas.
He reportedly came back to continue
with his
criminal act when luck ran on him after a
male student, who was returning from an
outing, raised alarm.
A student, Lola Gbemiga, who explained how
the suspect was arrested, said: “He
attempted to run but some residents chased
him and held him until the arrival of
policemen from Awa Ijebu Division, who later
took him away.
“Burglars have been disturbing us in this axis
and we hope this arrest will send a signal to
others.”
During interrogation, Chika admitted to have
burgled several apartments in the area, adding
that most of the apartments were those of
female students. According to him, “I have
burgled several students’ apartments in the
area. I usually operate when they are not at
home, particularly during holidays. I sell the
loots and spend the money on food.”
He added that he decided to operate on New
Year eve so as to use the proceeds from the
loots to celebrate.
Spokesman for Ogun State Police Command,
Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest,
adding that some house-breaking implements
were also recovered from the suspect.