Men of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested no fewer than five suspects over alleged illegal possession of firearms, NEWSUNPLUG reports.
The suspects were arrested in Ibadan, the state capital.
The command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.
The statement was made available to NEWSUNPLUG on Friday.
Ayanlade in the statement explained that the suspects were arrested following an intelligence -led operation at Oke Labo area of Ibadan.
He added that the suspects arrested are: Ijo Lekan, Abdulateef Ishola, Idowu Rasheed, Azeez Olalekan and Seun Adeniran.
Ayanlade further explained that the police also recovered some items from the suspects as exhibits. He maintained that the suspects are currently in police custody.
“Acting promptly on the intelligence, the detectives moved to the location and conducted a search of a building at Oke Labo, Ibadan, leading to the arrest of five suspects identified as Ijo Lekan, Abdulateef Ishola, Idowu Rasheed, Azeez Olalekan and Seun Adeniran while other suspects connected to the operation remain at large.”
The operation also led to the recovery of one locally made pistol and seven live cartridges.