The Oyo State Police Command has paraded suspected criminals apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, kidnapping, cultism, rape, armed robbery, and burglary in Ibadan and other parts of the state.
The suspects were paraded at the state headquarters of the police in Eleyele, Ibadan, on Monday, and the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed that the suspects had admitted to the crimes and that intensive investigations were underway to apprehend others who may be connected with the crimes.
“On January 3, 2023, at about 0130 hours, a notorious robbery syndicate invaded a community in the Alakia area of Ibadan with guns, cutlasses, and some other dangerous weapons,” Osifeso told journalists before parading the suspects.
“The suspects broke into the Orolade family compound where they were attacked and dispossessed of cell phones, a huge sum of money, and some other valuable items at gunpoint.”
“Regrettably, the head of the family whose name was later given as Moshood Orolade was brutally murdered in cold blood by the armed robbers before fleeing from the scene of the crime.”
“However, as soon as a distress call was received at the Command Monitoring Unit, Ibadan about the criminal activity, a team of Police operatives from the Monitoring Unit were dispatched to hunt down the perpetrators of the dastardly criminal activity and in the process, the kingpin of the armed robbery syndicate who later identified himself as Samuel Success was arrested in his hideout.”
“The following exhibits, one English-made double barrel pistol, eight live cartridges, one mortar, and a piece of plank which were part of the weapons used for the armed robbery cum murder operation were recovered from the suspect.”
“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and series of similar criminal activities he had masterminded with his fleeing syndicate members in different parts of Ibadan and Oyo State. Investigation continues. Further developments will be communicated later.”
While speaking on the recovered 4 Ak-47 riffles and 40 live round ammunition, Osifeso said: “On 25th January 2023, while on intelligence–led Patrol, a team of Police operatives attached to Ojongbodu Divisional Headquarters discovered a local armory embedded in a local shanty around Imini village via Oyo town.”
“The case was immediately transferred to the Command Monitoring Unit for escalation in concert with the human intelligence received from the good citizens, Four ‘4’ AK-47 Riffles and Forty rounds of live AK-47 ammunition loaded in three Magazines were recovered hidden under the debris of sand after the entire area was combed.”
“Intensive investigation is still in progress to demystify the criminal network. Further developments will be communicated later.”
Osifeso warned members of the public not to leave out domestic items that could be used as a weapon by intruders when going indoors before bedtime at night, emphasizing that even the smallest domestic item, such as a log of wood, could become a weapon in the hands of criminal elements.
