Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested eight armed robbery suspects, including three blood brothers and secondary school dropouts.
The arrested suspects were paraded by the state Police Command following a tip off by some personalities in the area.
The suspects were living together in a single room situated in Odo Alafia street Ondo town before they were picked up.
The three brothers include Sherif Olamoyegun 18 years old, Olamoyegun Jelili 20 years and and Wasiu Olamoyegun 24 years.
Others are Bunmi Adewale, 39 years; Sunday Tosin, 19 years; Kabiru Lateef ,20 years; Elusakin Samuel, 20 years and Niyi Adesiyan, 20 years.
Items recovered from the eight suspects include one cut-to-size single barrel gun, one expended cartridge, one UTC axe, one cutlass, hammer, one sword, knife, Army belt and a complete pair of Vigilante Group of Nigeria uniform.
Police Commissioner Isaac Eke said all accused have confessed to be a gang of armed robbers terrorising the people of Ondo town and its environs.
Eke added that some of the victims they had earlier robbed have identified them. [Vanguard]
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