Police arrest three robbery suspects, recover stolen items in Osun

The Osun State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected equipped robbers and recovered respective stolen items successful coordinated operations crossed the state.

The Command disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, good behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan.

The Command noted that the arrests were portion of ongoing efforts to escaped the authorities of transgression elements.

The connection identified the suspects arsenic 43 twelvemonth aged Akinwale Morufu, 40 twelvemonth aged Banji Tope and 30 twelvemonth aged Banji Olumide.

The constabulary said they were arrested aft officers from the Iragbiji Divisional Headquarters acted connected quality reports regarding a suspicious achromatic container recovered successful an uncompleted gathering wrong the community.

“The container was recovered and recovered to incorporate a locally made cut-to-size pistol, a Tecno Android phone, a knife, a Moniepoint ATM card, a catapult, a padlock and a voter’s card,” the connection said.

The constabulary explained that the proprietor of the voter’s paper was traced and arrested, adding that helium admitted ownership of the bag, the pistol and the catapult but denied ownership of the telephone and ATM card.

Further investigation, including method analysis, led to the recognition of the phone’s owner, who confirmed it was stolen during an equipped robbery incidental astatine her residence connected April...