The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 16 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Abiodun Odude, on Friday in Ibadan, said the suspects were responsible for the robberies in Akobo and other parts of the state.
He said the suspects’ arrest followed the latest attack on Wisdom Estate, Akobo, Ibadan, at about 2:00 a.m. on June 3.
Odude said the bandits attacked residents of the Estate and robbed victims of their valuable properties and cash.The police commissioner said: “During a raid carried out by the Idi-Aro Police Division, one of the suspects was arrested and some of the jewellery and mobile phones earlier snatched from victims during the robbery operation were recovered from him.
“His arrest and subsequent confession led to the arrest of other members of the gang by operatives of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad of the command.
“More stolen items were recovered from the suspects who confessed to have carried out several armed robbery operations in Egbeda, Olodo and other places in the state.”
Odude said the suspects used machetes to maim and kill innocent victims.
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