Oyo Police command has arrested no fewer than five criminals associated with robberies in the state.
Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on Wednesday.
Naming the suspects to include Abiodun Michael, Olaoluwa Pamole and Ahmed Ismail, Ayanlade disclosed that exhibits were recovered from them.
He said “A search conducted on the suspect led to the recovery of the following items: One Magnum Pump Action gun with six live cartridges, Mobile phones: iPhone 17, iPhone 15, iPhone 13, iPhone 8, iPhone XR, iPhone 16 Blue, iPhone 14 Pro Max, Tecno Camon, Tecno CKG, Tecno Spark 20, Tecno CM6, and five units of Redmi phones (black), One Samsung Galaxy S10, One Wi-Fi device, One power bank, One Oraimo radio, Four wristwatches and cash sum of ₦130,000.
Ayanlade further disclosed that two other suspects were arrested in connection with the theft of a motorcycle.
He said the two suspects identified as Sanusi Audu’ and Amisu Sani, who allegedly committed the offense in Ido local government area, have been taken into custody.
“In the course of the operation, two suspects identified as Sanusi Audu ‘M’ and Amisu Sani ‘M’ were arrested in connection with the theft and subsequently taken into custody for further investigation. During preliminary interrogation, the suspects confessed to stealing the motorcycle from where it was parked at Lapade village via Ile-Ido, Ibadan. Investigation into the case is ongoing as efforts are being intensified to determine whether the suspects are linked to other criminal activities within the area.”
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