As part of its continuous proactive and intelligence-led policing strategies, operatives of the Oyo State Police Command attached to the Command’s Safer Highway Patrol have arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered one locally made pistol with a live cartridge.
The arrest and recovery followed an intelligence-led stop-and-search operation conducted on 25 September 2026 at about 1730hrs along the Ibadan–Ife Road by Ajia Junction.
During the operation, officers intercepted a white-coloured Mazda bus driven by one Sanusi Afeez Adedamola ‘M’ of Owena, travelling from Ibadan towards Ondo State, and subjected it to a search.
The search subsequently led to the arrest of one of the passengers, identified as Emmanuel Kingsley Odoh ‘M’, for unlawful possession of one locally made pistol and a live cartridge.
Following the recovery, the firearm and ammunition were immediately secured as exhibits, while the suspect was taken into custody for further investigation. The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, directed that the case be transferred to the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) for discreet investigation, arrest of the rest of the syndicate and prosecution upon the conclusion of the investigation.
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