Ondo: Police arrest suspected armed robber, recover locally made pistol

Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command person arrested a suspected equipped robber operating successful Abusoro axis of Akure South Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect, Idowu Babayemi, was apprehended pursuing a regular patrol by constabulary operatives wrong the Onimalu axis of the state.

According to the spokesperson of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, upon sighting the suspect, a hunt was conducted aft which a locally made pistol was recovered successful his possession.

Jimoh, who disclosed that credible quality received by the bid aided successful the apprehension of the fishy pursuing weeks of surveillance, stated that the fishy volition beryllium charged to tribunal aft investigations.

“The palmy cognition further demonstrates the command’s proactive and intelligence-driven policing strategy targeted astatine curbing equipped robbery, amerciable arms proliferation and different transgression activities crossed the state.

“The Commissioner of Police commended the officers progressive successful the cognition for their vigilance, professionalism and dedication to duty.” 

Ondo: Police apprehension suspected equipped robber, retrieve locally made pistol