The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested six suspects and recovered firearms, ammunition, generators and mobile phones in a series of intelligence-led operations targeting criminal networks across Abeokuta, Wasimi and Ibafo.
The command disclosed this in a press statement posted on its official Facebook account on Wednesday, stating that coordinated operations by the Violent Crime Response Unit, Special Weapons and Tactics Unit, and Ibafo Division led to the disruption of criminal networks involved in illegal possession of firearms, theft, conspiracy, armed intimidation and receiving stolen property.
According to the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the operations resulted in the arrest of Afisu Awesu, Bala Aminu, Moruf Sodiq, also known as “Okiki”, Mumuni Amodu, also known as “Stone”, Abayomi John, also known as “Ibafo”, and Adeboye Ojesina.
The police said exhibits recovered during the operations included one pump-action rifle, one locally fabricated pistol, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge, five generators and nine Android mobile phones suspected to have been stolen.
In one of the operations, the command said operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit acted on credible intelligence on May 30 and arrested Moruf Sodiq, popularly known as “Okiki”, over his alleged involvement in a generator theft syndicate operating within Abeokuta and surrounding areas.
