Oyo police arrest 21 suspected armed robbers

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 21 robbery suspects in various parts of the state.

According to the state Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, some of the suspects were recently released from prison. Among the suspects is a six-man gang, said to operate in Oyo, Ogbomoso and Ilorin.

They suspects are Aliyu Azeez, 28; Olanrewaju Ajayi, 23; Kehinde Abiodun, 28; Adeleke ADeyemi, 26; Teslim Muhammed, 26; and Adamu Muhammed, 23. Leader of the gang, Teslim Muhammed, said they were arrested after taking delivery of guns in Ilorin.

He said, “We had yet to make use of the weapons when we were arrested. After the guys who brought the guns to us were arrested, they implicated us and brought the police to our hideout in Agbabiaka area of Ilorin. The guns were actually brought to me. We all met at different occasions. I knew Azeez through a friend called Tosin.”

According to police commissioner, the suspects were nabbed while making plans to carry out a robbery operation. Exhibits recovered from them include a three cut-to-size double-barrelled guns, three locally made pistols, 14 live cartridges, three computer laptops, 29 assorted mobile phones, two digital cameras, six cutlasses, four jack knives, one saw blade, three spanners, one hammer, one nail pinchers and assorted criminal charms.

The command also arrested another gang of suspected robbers, who shot their victim after robbing him of a Toyota Camry car with number plate DL 994 LLD on April 26 in Olorunda-Aba area of Ibadan.

One of the suspects, Kamaru Ganiyu, was released from a prison in Oyo State in February, but returned to criminal activities soon after his release. Other members of the gang are Agu Onyeka, Biodun Jamiu, Dare Azeez and Nurudeen Bilawu.