Operatives of the Kwara State police command have smashed a suspected bandits logistics network with the key suspect arrested in a major crackdown by the violent crime response unit of the command.\u200e
The key suspect was arrested in Ilorin, the state capital, according to the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Thursday.\u200e
\u200eShe said, \u201cActing on credible intelligence and sustained covert surveillance, operatives of the Unit apprehended a suspect in Ilorin whose activities are strongly linked to the movement and supply of materials suspected to be destined for criminal elements operating within forested enclaves and remote locations across the State.
\u201cItems recovered in connection with the investigation include a large quantity of assorted cigarette brands and other rations believed to form part of a logistics chain servicing criminal groups.\u200e
\u200e\u201dPreliminary investigation indicates that the suspect plays a strategic support role within a broader network responsible for providing sustenance and other forms of assistance to bandits and allied criminal elements. \u200e
\u200e\u201dDuring the course of the investigation, photographs recovered from the suspect\u2019s mobile device showed him dressed in military camouflage and seated on a Bajaj motorcycle, further strengthening intelligence leads regarding his suspected association with criminal elements.
\u201cEfforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend other collaborators connected to the network,\u201d the spokesperson added.\u200e
\u200eState Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, reassured residents that ongoing security operations across the state are increasingly focused on targeting not only armed criminals but also the logistical structures, collaborators, informants, and suppliers that sustain their activities. \u200e
\u200eHe vowed that the command remains resolute in denying criminal groups the resources, freedom of movement, and support networks required to operate, while sustaining pressure on all persons involved in aiding criminality in any form.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operatives of the Kwara State police command have smashed a suspected bandits logistics network with the key suspect arrested in a major crackdown by the violent crime response unit of the command.\u200e The key suspect was arrested in Ilorin, the state capital, according to the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n