Police arrest suspected kidnappers, ritualists, armed robbers in Oyo

The Oyo State Police person arrested immoderate suspected kidnappers, ritualists and equipped robbers.

The bid said the suspects were arrested astatine antithetic times and antithetic locations wrong the authorities and that immoderate items were recovered from the suspects arsenic exhibits.

Commissioner of Police successful Oyo, Abimbola Olugbenga, gave the details portion addressing a property league successful Ibadan connected Thursday, noting that the suspects confessed to the assorted crimes.

He said that investigations are inactive ongoing to apprehension much suspects, adding that the suspects would beryllium charged to tribunal upon the decision of investigations.

Olugbenga said, “On 24h February, 2026, a lawsuit involving removal of vehicles from wherever parked was transferred from Ojoo Division, to Monitoring Unit of the Oyo State Police Command with 1 Adegboyega Joseph arsenic a suspect. During the investigation, 9 (9) Toyota Cars Keys were recovered arsenic exhibit. Further discreet probe aboriginal led to the apprehension of 1 suspected receiver who aboriginal identified himself arsenic Adebayo Muideen.

“One suspect, Adeyemi Abiodun, was arrested and 1 pump-action gun, six beingness cartridges, 2 expended cartridges, phones and different invaluable items were recovered from his possession.

Upon interrogations, the fishy confessed to having been portion of a bid of equipped robbery operations masterminded astatine antithetic locations...