The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered an AK-47 rifle, 13 rounds of live ammunition and a single-barrel firearm.
The arrests followed the reported theft of a newly acquired Lexus Jeep from a resident of Ada, Osun State, by armed men on Monday night.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the victim promptly reported the incident, after which the Command’s Anti-Robbery Team activated the vehicle’s tracking system to locate the stolen vehicle.
The tracking operation reportedly led officers to a filling station in Ibadan, Oyo State, where two suspects, 30-year-old Johnson Friday and 28-year-old Augustine Godwin, were arrested while refuelling the stolen Lexus Jeep.
The police said preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects were allegedly transporting the stolen vehicle to a receiver in Idiroko when they were apprehended.
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Information obtained from the suspects subsequently led operatives to Esa-Oke in Osun State, where two other alleged members of the syndicate, identified as 18-year-old Augustine Godday and 20-year-old Semiu Ogunlowo, were arrested.
Further investigation reportedly took officers to Ila-Orangun, where they recovered an AK-47 rifle loaded with 13 rounds of live ammunition and a single-barrel firearm. The weapons were allegedly concealed inside a sack and kept behind Godwin’s room.
The police also arrested 29-year-old Olamide Afeez, whom the Command described as an alleged informant to the robbery gang and a close associate of the complainant.
The Command said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the suspected receiver in Idiroko, while investigations into the case continue.
The Commissioner of Police (Election), Osun State Command, CP Samuel Erale,
commended the Anti-Robbery Team for its swift response and professionalism.
He urged residents to remain vigilant and provide useful information to security agencies, assuring the public that anyone found culpable would face the full weight of the law.
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