Monday, November 3, 2025 - The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of six suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Police
Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, the suspects were apprehended
during a coordinated operation carried out on Saturday by operatives from the
Ikoyi-Ile Divisional Police Headquarters.
Osifeso said the operation, which took place around 6:00 am
in the Igbo-Awe forest near Iboran village, was conducted in collaboration with
other security agencies and local vigilantes who provided intelligence support.
He explained that the suspects had allegedly been
terrorising residents of the community before they were tracked down to their
hideout.
“During the operation, six suspected key members of the
armed group were arrested, and several incriminating items were recovered,” the
statement read in part.
The recovered items, according to the PPRO, include one
AK-47 rifle with 15 rounds of live ammunition, four empty AK-47 magazines, one
Infinix Android phone, one Itel phone, a Nigerian Army jungle hat, one army
life jacket, and a set of army camouflage uniforms.
Osifeso noted that the recovered materials indicated the
suspects’ preparedness to unleash violence and destabilise the community.
He reaffirmed the command’s commitment to maintaining public
safety and urged residents to remain vigilant by promptly reporting any
suspicious movement or criminal activity to the nearest police station.
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