The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered an AK-47 rifle, 13 rounds of live ammunition and a single-barrel firearm.<\/p>\n
The arrests followed the theft of a newly acquired Lexus Jeep from a resident of Ada, Osun State, by armed men on Monday night.<\/p>\n
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the victim reported the incident to the police, prompting the Command\u2019s Anti-Robbery Team to commence a pursuit using the vehicle\u2019s tracking devices.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tracking operation led to the arrest of two suspects, identified as 30-year-old Johnson Friday and 28-year-old Augustine Godwin, at a filling station in Ibadan, Oyo State, while they were refuelling the stolen vehicle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The police said preliminary investigation showed that the suspects were allegedly taking the stolen Lexus Jeep to a receiver at Idiroko when they were arrested.<\/p>\n
Ojelabi said the suspects\u2019 statements provided information that led to the arrest of two other alleged members of the gang, Augustine Godday, 18, and Semiu Ogunlowo, 20, at Esa-Oke in Osun State.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurther investigation based on information provided by the suspects led operatives to Ila-Orangun. An AK-47 rifle with 13 rounds of live ammunition and a single-barrel firearm were recovered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe firearms were reportedly concealed inside a sack and kept behind Godwin\u2019s room,\u201d according to the police.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investigation also led to the arrest of 29-year-old Olamide Afeez, who the police described as an alleged informant to the robbery gang and a close friend of the complainant,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
The Command said investigation was ongoing to arrest the suspected receiver at Idiroko.<\/p>\n
The Commissioner of Police (Election), Osun State Command, CP Samuel Erale, commended the Anti-Robbery Team for its swift and professional response.<\/p>\n
CP Erale, while urging members of the public to remain vigilant and provide timely information to the police, assured residents that anyone found culpable would face the full weight of the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered an AK-47 rifle, 13 rounds of live ammunition and a single-barrel firearm. The arrests followed the theft of a newly acquired Lexus Jeep from a resident of Ada, Osun State, by armed men on Monday night. According to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n