Kwara Police Parade Robbers Arrested & Weapons Recovered
Dsp Okasanmi Ajayi, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Police Command gave a press briefing on the success of the command in dealing with criminals. See his report below:
Today 16th February 2018, Commissioner of Police Kwara State, Cp Lawan Ado, paraded a total number of twenty five suspects arrested for various crimes committed between January and February 2018.Nineteen of the suspects were arrested for armed robbery offences while six of them were for kidnapping offences. Kwarans will recall that on 25/112017 at Chikanda in Yashikra axis of Baruteen, one Alhaji Ibrahiim Taiwo was kidnapped and taken away by four armed men, two of them wearing military uniforms. The Commissioner of Police stated at the time that the victim would be rescued and the suspects will be arrested, true to his promise, two of the kidnappers were among the suspects arrested and paraded today.
Six cattle rustlers were arrested with the collaboration of Niger State Police Command, Mokwa Division, leading to the recovering of two hundred and three cattles, sadly enough, in the process of effecting the arrest of the kingpin of the rustlers by name, Ibrhim Abacha, one Sars operative was shot by the suspect, in the gun duel that ensued, the suspect who escaped with bullet injury was later found dead in the bush while Sars operatives were in search of him. His Ak 47 rifle was found burrried in a shallow grave beside him.
All the arrested suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded. The Commissioner of Police, advised members of the public to always furnish police with information, he also advised vehicles owners to endeavour to install tracking devises in their vehicles to aid easy recovery in the case of it being stolen.
Dsp Okasanmi Ajayi
Police Public Relations Officers
Kwara state.
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