Police arrest 5 suspects over illegal possession of firearms

Men of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested no fewer than 5 suspects over alleged unlawful possession of firearms, DAILY POST studies.

The suspects have been arrested in Ibadan, the state capital.

The command disclosed this in an announcement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.

The assertion was made accessible to DAILY POST on Friday.

Ayanlade within the assertion defined that the suspects have been arrested following an intelligence -led operation at Oke Labo space of Ibadan.

He added that the suspects arrested are: Ijo Lekan, Abdulateef Ishola, Idowu Rasheed, Azeez Olalekan and Seun Adeniran.

Ayanlade additional defined that the police additionally recovered some gadgets from the suspects as displays.

He maintained that the suspects are at the moment in police custody.

“Acting promptly on the intelligence, the detectives moved to the location and conducted a search of a building at Oke Labo, Ibadan, leading to the arrest of five suspects identified as Ijo Lekan, Abdulateef Ishola, Idowu Rasheed, Azeez Olalekan and Seun Adeniran while other suspects connected to the operation remain at large.”

The operation also led to the recovery of one locally made pistol and seven live cartridges.