Police arrest suspected criminals in Osun, recover four pistols, others
Authorities of the Osun Issue Police Characterize enjoy arrested suspected hoodlums, cultists and vandals in Osogbo and assorted areas, sparkling as four English Beretta pistols, charms and assorted unhealthy weapons had been recovered from them.
A statement by the inform’s Police Public Family participants Officer (PPRO), DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, indicated four of the suspects had been no longer too long in the past intercepted along the Osogbo-Ilesa avenue in a Toyota Camry automobile marked PRESIDENCY NANS 27 ZD, which used to be driven by one Adewale Kehinde (25).
In retaining with Ojelabi, the varied three occupants of the automobile, who claimed to be college students, are Adebayo Ayuba, 22 years outdated, Olasupo Abeeb, 23 years outdated, and Adeniyi Mustapha, 21 years outdated.
“The automobile used to be totally searched, and an English Beretta Pistol and two empty magazines that had been in moderation hid in a box within the automobile had been recovered alongside a cutlass and a few prison charms. Investigation unearths that the suspects are criminals terrorising Ilesa/ Osu and its environs,” Ojelabi acknowledged.
Within the same style, the police spokesperson added that in the route of 1 other reside-and-search operation along the Ile-Ife/Ibadan throughway, come Osu, the inform’s Swift Action Squad (SAS) arrested vandals who specialised in stealing cables belonging to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Firm (IBEDC).
The suspects arrested with baggage of stolen cables and wires tied to their bike consist of Usman Abubakar, 25, and Bashiru Garuba, 26. Additional investigation led to the restoration of seven motorcycles and two tremendous baggage containing IBEDC cables from them.
“Likewise, on 1/6/2025, the anti-cultism squad of the inform bought intel that some armed hoodlums suspected to be participants of Eiye confraternity led by one Tajudeen Abass ‘m’ age 25yrs, popularly is thought as Apola, one Adeparusin Kehinde ‘m’ age 23yrs, popularly is thought as Kehinde Mansion and others invaded Oke-Ola house, Osogbo in the route of Osogbo Masquerade pageant.
“They killed one Awoniyi Kazeem ‘m’ age 25yrs and took to their heels. The commander of the squad and his team launched into a truth-finding and in-depth enquiry, which led to the arrest of Adeparusin Kehinde a.okay.a Kehinde Mansion and Ariyibi Dada, a 25-year-outdated popularly is thought as Enu-Ose, the suspected killers of Awoniyi Kareem.
“The following reveals had been recovered: two unregistered Qlink motorcycles and three English-made Berreta pistols. Efforts are silent in development to arrest the fleeing suspects,” the spokesperson acknowledged.
