Saturday, November 22, 2025 - Security agencies in Kwara State have arrested a man from Makurdi, Benue State, alleged to be responsible for fixing weapons for bandits operating across the state.
Several other suspects accused of supplying food, fuel,
drugs and other essentials to the criminals in their forest hideouts have also
been arrested.
Commissioner of Police Adekimi Ojo disclosed this on Friday,
November 21, 2025 while speaking with journalists.
According to, the breakthrough was the aftermath of the
State Security Council meeting held at the Government House in Ilorin.
Ojo said the council expressed concern over what it described
as the damaging role of social media in the fight against insurgency and
insecurity, especially regarding the dissemination of sensitive security
information.
He commended the military, police and the Department of
State Services for new deployments in line with the directives of President
Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to him, Inspector General of Police Kayode
Egbetokun recently deployed four tactical units to the state including the
Special Weapons and Tactics Squad, Intelligence Response Team, Special
Intervention Squad and Special Tactical Squad to neutralise emerging threats.
Ojo said the meeting received updates from security
commanders on recent incidents and ongoing efforts to track the perpetrators
and rescue victims of the Eruku church attack.
He added that recent air interdictions have dislodged
kidnappers from several hideouts, particularly in Ifelodun, with the council
calling for sustained bombardment of identified criminal enclaves.
“The Police and DSS reported several arrests of food and
fuel suppliers linked to the criminals, as well as a man from Makurdi who
confessed to fixing weapons for the kidnappers,” he said.
The council also endorsed the government’s recent security
measures affecting some schools in vulnerable parts of the state and urged
residents to remain vigilant while security agencies work towards the safe
return of abducted girls.
Ojo said the meeting further approved intensified joint
patrols across the state ahead of the yuletide season and recommended stronger
security presence in vulnerable areas.
He noted that the council lamented the harmful impact of
unregulated social media reports which expose citizens to greater danger,
especially when ransom demands and sensitive security details are publicised.
The council urged residents to avoid night farming and limit
activities that may expose them to harm, while encouraging prompt reporting of
suspicious movements to security agencies, government officials and traditional
rulers.
A minute of silence was observed in honour of victims of the
Eruku CAC attack, with the council again commiserating with their families and
the community.
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