The Oyo State Commissioner of Police CP Olushina Olukolu has paraded four gang men who are specilized in arms and ammunition dealing at the Police State Command, Eleyele in Ibadan
While parading the suspects today 1st August, the state commissioner said “at about 02:00pm, on 23/07/2019, we received an information on the hideout of some notorious hoodlums who specializes in supplying of arms and ammunition to different armed robbery syndicate who have been terrorizing members of the public within and outside Ibadan metropolis and other parts of Oyo State, the SARs team swung into action and in the process four of the hoodlums were arrested.
The Commissioner gave the names of the suspects as Adekunle Abinbola
Aged 32, Abel Kojo Aged 54 the ring leader, Mukaila Ariyo Aged 27, and
Ade Adebayo Aged 31. The Cp said the suspects were arrested in their
hideout with ten thousand (10,000) pieces of live cartridges, an
unregistered Toyota Sienna mini bus, and a Toyota Camry with
registration number Lagos GGE 979 FT were also recovered from the
suspects.
One of the suspects, Mr. Abel Kojo said, “I sell arms and amunitions for local hunters that I know, they cannot use it for illegal means, I have no registration backing my business up, I satrted the business a year and some months ago. Abel said. “the suspects have all confessed to the crime and they will soon be
charge to court for proper prosecution. Said Cp Olukolu.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects are, ten thousand pieces of live amunition, an unregistered Toyota Sienna LE mini Bus, and a Toyota Camry with registration number Lagos GGE 979 FT.