Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested a suspected gun runner, Hammed Lateef, and recovered a locally fabricated pistol, live ammunition and suspected illicit drugs during an intelligence-led stop-and-search operation in Ibadan.
The operation was carried out on Saturday night along Oshuntokun Avenue in the Bodija area of Ibadan North Local Government Area.
According to the statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, two other suspects escaped during the operation and are currently being tracked.
He stated that operatives attached to the Bodija Housing Police Division intercepted the three men travelling on a Bajaj motorcycle with registration number DTN 678 QA at about 9:30pm during a routine intelligence-led stop-and-search exercise.
He said one of the occupants allegedly threw a bag into a nearby drainage while officers approached the motorcycle.
