P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Ogbara, was arrested while he led about 40 armed men to attack and forcefully took over popular Lagos Garage at Ijebu-ode area of the State by
attempting to unleash terror on the people at the early hours of 29th May, 2023.
However, the alleged attack meant to be bloody was averted by the authorized people, legally approved to operate the garages, who contacted the Police and he was arrested.
According to Police sources, the suspect, Owolabi Ayanbadejo (Ogbara), who has been described as invincible in the criminal world, moved into the garages as early as 5am with deadly armed men numbering about 40 in order to take possession of the garages while passengers, traders and other members of the public flew for their safety.
The suspect, Ogbara, now in the Police custody, was alleged to have been notorious in assembling ex-convicts, hardened criminals and dreadful cultists into Ijebu-ode with the intention to strengthen his cartel of drugs distribution.
The people of Ijebu-Ode had been enjoying reasonable peace since criminal elements were flushed in the area. But the suspect, Ayanbadejo, was said to be recruiting them back for the expansion of his drugs business.
His alleged activities put the community into fear because he was said to have boasted that he has bought all the Police Divisions in Ijebu-ode and also has scared other security agencies and therefore, he cannot be arrested.
According to one of the residents in the community:
“Owolabi, is a well known clever individual, who has foiled several attempts of arrest before now. Recently, he was involved in suspicious ritual activities and drugs overdosing of two young people that led to lost of lives during his birthday”.
“Several attempts by combined efforts of Nigeria Police and Anti Drugs agencies to arrest him failed until it was rumoured today that he is in Police custody. But concerned members of the public in the area said he will buy his way out again.”
Another resident stated:
“Owolabi is a drug dealer, operating the most dreadful group in Ijebu-ode, undermining security agencies, hence his confidence to embark on intended bloody move on 29th May, 2023. He usually claims that he has made enough money from drugs dealing, make him bigger than the law”.
When our correspondent contacted the Police at Obalande Division in Ijebu-ode, where he was detained, Police sources confirmed his arrest and stated that the DPO has been directed to transfer him to State Police Command Headquarters for further investigation over his alleged criminal activities in the State.