Osun State Police Command has arrested four persons who claimed to be students in a Toyota Camry branded PRESIDENCY NANS 27ZD, along Osogbo-Ilesa Road, Osogbo with weapons.
The suspects are; Adewale Kehinde ’25’ Adebayo Ayuba ’22’, Olasupo Abeeb ’23’ Adeniyi Mustapha ’21’.
Speaking on Thursday at the police headquarters, Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, revealed various achievements of the command in less than one week of his resumption.
Gotan said that the security operative discovered an English Beretta Pistol and two empty magazines that were carefully concealed in a box inside the vehicle in their vehicle alongside a cutlass and some criminal charms.
He said, “On 24/06/2024 at about 8:30pm upon a credible information, the Command’s CP’s Surveillance squad led by the Commander on stop and search along Osogbo-llesa Road, Osogbo intercepted a Toyota Camry with Registration number: PRESIDENCY NANS 27ZD driven by one Adewale Kehinde ‘m’ age 25 years and three (3) other occupants one Adebayo Ayuba ‘m’ age 22 years, Olasupo Abeeb ‘m’ age 23 years and Adeniyi Mustapha ‘m’ age 21 years. They claimed to be a student.
“The vehicle was thoroughly searched and an English Beretta Pistol and two empty magazines that were carefully concealed in a box inside the vehicle were recovered alongside a cutlass and some criminal charms.
He also said that the two Suspects, Usman Abubakar 25-year-old and Bashiru Garuba 26-year-old for allegedly vandalizing property belong to Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), recovered seven motorcycles.
Gotan said that surveillance team of the Command arrest the suspects during stop and search on June 21, 2025 along Ile-Ife/Ibadan expressway Osu, Osun State.
According to him, implementing the operational strategies put in place, the Osun State Police Command’s Swift Action Squad (SAS) while on stop and search on 21/06/2025 along Ile-Ife/Ibadan expressway Osu, arrested IBEDC vandals on bike who have been terrorizing the environs with bags tied to their motorcycles. It was discovered that the bag contains IBEDC cable/wire suspected to have been stolen. The two Suspects one Usman Abubakar ‘m’ 25yrs and Bashiru Garuba ‘m’ 26yrs along with the exhibit were arrested.
The CP’s surveillance team of the Command intense efforts led to the recoverey of seven motorcycles, three Boxers with Reg. No WSN 409 VC, JJB 805 QH, QW 01 FST and four unregistered. Two big sacks containing IBEDC cable/ wire and two saw blades. The suspects who claim to be scrap dealers at Modakeke.
He said he has charged the officers and men of the Command to give no room for crime and criminality in the State.
