Detectives attached to Zone XI Police
Command Headquarters, Osogbo, Osun State, have arrested three suspects, who
allegedly specialised in buying stolen items.
The suspects were arrested at Sabo
area, Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State, following a petition by a
victim who was attacked in his house in Ore, Ondo State by a notorious,
dare-devil armed robbery gang in May, 2019.
The suspects have been identified as
Mohammed Umar Sani (20) Awal Ali (19) and Waheed Akanmu ( 29).
The Zonal Police Public Relations
Officer (ZPPRO), a Superintendent of Police (SP), Adekule Ajisebutu, said: “The
armed hoodlums broke into the victim's premises at 2:20am and dispossessed him
of his valuables, including a Toyota Corolla Saloon car 2010 model. They also
collected his electronics such as plasma TV sets, phones, jewelry and
other items at gun point from him. The suspects have confessed to the crime.
“Stolen items recovered from them include;
two plasma TV sets, eight assorted phones, two laptop and a gold ring, all
belonging to various victims. While Sani and Ali were arrested in their
criminal hideouts at Sabo, Ibadan, Waheed Akanmu was nabbed in Osogbo, Osun
State.”
Commending the Operation Puff Adder,
team led by its Commander, SP Ayoola Olawala, the Assistant Inspector-General
of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone XI, Osogbo, Adeleye Oyebade, charged them to
continue to dislodge criminal elements in the entire zone.
The AIG expressed appreciation to
members of the public, and the media for their support. He assured members of
the public that the zone had further reviewed its security strategies and
rejigged all investigation and operational units to enable them brace up to the
enormous challenges of fighting heinous crimes in the zone.
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