Police rescue suspected motorcycle thief from poisoning in Ogun

…Arrest one suspect
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
The Ogun State Police Command has rescued a 26-year-old man, Timothy Ashamu, from an alleged poisoning attack in Oke-Odan, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, and arrested one suspect in connection with the incident.

Ashamu, who is suspected of stealing more than three motorcycles, was allegedly forced to ingest a substance suspected to be Gamaline by three individuals in an apparent retaliatory attack.

The police said the incident followed a robbery allegation in October 2026 involving Ashamu and one Adetunji Vincent, who was reportedly dispossessed of his Bajaj motorcycle along Agosu Road, Oke-Odan.

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