Police arrest seven suspects, recovers stolen car, three firearms, N1.1m in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 7 suspects and recovered a stolen Toyota Venza, 3 firearms, an operational vehicle, 17 mobile phones, a laptop and ₦1.1 cardinal successful a bid of intelligence-led operations crossed the state.

The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, successful a connection connected Sunday, said the arrests were made betwixt Ilaro, Ibafo, Mowe, Adatan and Ode-Remo areas of the state.

The suspects Bola Salau, 42; Segun Balogun, 25; Ankpa James, Tunde Ogunseye, 41; Owodunni Seun, 36; Emmanuel Friday; and Tunde Abioye were arrested for offences including equipped robbery, one-chance robbery, fraud, unlawful possession of firearms and cultism.

According to the statement, the archetypal 2 suspects were intercepted with a stolen bluish Toyota Venza during regular stop-and-search cognition on the Oja-Odan/Ilaro Road successful the Olorunlekan country of Ilaro.

“A thorough hunt of the conveyance led to the betterment of its archetypal registration documents concealed beneath the carpet.

“Detectives subsequently traced the rightful proprietor successful Ede, Osun State, who confirmed that the conveyance had been stolen during a convulsive equipped robbery onslaught connected his residence connected 23rd June, 2026, erstwhile astir 5 equipped men robbed him and members of his household of their valuables earlier making distant with the vehicle.

“Operatives of Iba...