OGUN POLICE ARREST 11 SUSPECTS, RECOVER FIREARMS, VEHICLES, 25 ATM CARDS

 


Aina Obasanjo 


The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested eleven suspects and recovered two suspected stolen vehicles, three firearms and twenty-five ATM cards in a series of operations conducted across the state between September 16 and 26.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Bode Ojajuni, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer,  Oluseyi Babasuyi, in Abeokuta.

According to the Commissioner, the operations also led to the recovery of several mobile phones and assorted electrical materials, while eight vehicles were impounded for allegedly obstructing traffic at the Sagamu Interchange Bridge.

The Command said two suspects were arrested in connection with the recovery of a stolen commercial motorcycle at Mokoloki Village, while two others were apprehended over alleged burglary and theft of electrical materials along Ayetoro Road.

The police also reported the arrest of three suspects by the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit, SWAT, in connection with alleged vehicle theft around the Dalemo-Ota axis.

In another operation, a 45-year-old suspect was arrested at Igbesa over an alleged two-point-five-million-naira fraud, with twenty-five ATM cards and several mobile phones recovered.

The police further said SWAT operatives arrested two suspects in connection with a suspected cult-related gathering and recovered one pump-action rifle and two locally made pistols.

Meanwhile, detectives in Ijebu-Ode recovered a Safira vehicle reportedly taken from its owner and arrested a suspect in connection with the incident.

The Commissioner of Police commended the officers for their vigilance and professionalism, while urging residents to remain alert and provide credible information to the police.

He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to proactive policing across Ogun State.

The Command also said the eight vehicles impounded during the September 26 no-parking operation at Sagamu Interchange would be processed for prosecution.


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