61-year-old Grandfather Caught Again for Robbery After Spending 21 Years in Jail

A 61-year-old ex-convict allegedly involved in armed robbery, car snatching and cult related activities was on Friday, paraded alongside 11 others by operatives of the Nigeria Police in Ondo State.

 Speaking while parading the suspects, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Gbenga Adeyanju, said the 61-year-old Ajibola Aliu, was recently granted amnesty by the Osun State judiciary at the Ilesa Maximum Prison after spending 21 years in jail for armed robbery. 

According to Premium Times, the Police boss said Aliu, a driver, was a member of gang terrorising citizens within the state and its environs adding that guns, charms and other valuable items were recovered from the suspects. Those paraded include five armed robbery suspects, four cultists and two others who specialise in motorcycle snatching at gun point. The suspected armed robbers also paraded include, Adeniyi Seun, Oluwatosin Olanrewaju, Adebowale Adeeye, Ilo Vincent and Tunde Olayode.