On Thursday morning, Alhaji Emilola Gazal, the former chairman of the Ijebu-Ode Local Government, had his home broken into by an armed group, who took his car, jewelry, and money.
Gazal, who also publishes The Roots Magazine, told our correspondent over the phone that the incident had occurred.
My home in Ijebu-Ode GRA was broken into by three armed men at around two in the morning. Following the collection of all the money with me, they made me access my phone’s banking apps and move all of the money to an account they established. Only N5,000 remained in my account.
They also stole my car’s ash color and my wife’s jewelry.
They truly promised to take my automobile with them. “I’ll just go to the police station at Igbeba and Obalende in Ijebu-Ode and report the incident,” Gazal said our correspondent.
According to reports, there has been a wave of violent home invasions and robberies in Ogun State, especially in the Ijebu region, which coincided with this occurrence.
The Ogun State Police Command, for instance, killed a suspected armed robber in a gunfight along the Sagamu–Ijebu Ode Expressway earlier this year.
The command also recently detained a man on September 12, 2025, who was connected to an armed robbery and burglary in Ayetoro that resulted in the theft of commodities valued at approximately N1.5 million.
Amotekun Corps, the regional security network, has already neutralized individuals in Ogun’s border zones by engaging criminal groups in shootouts.
Details will be shared later.
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