The Police Command in Osun, on Tuesday, said it arrested a total of 12 suspects in the month of June in connection with alledged armed robbery, membership of unlawful society and murder
SP Yemisi Opalola, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, made this known during parade of the suspects at the state police headquarters in Osogbo.
Opalola said that the suspects were arrested in different locations across the state in the month of June.
She said that the armed robbery gang comprised of three members who robbed two residents of the state in November 2022 and January respectively, and made away with their vehicles.
The PRO said that investigation led operatives of the command to River State where the two vehicles, a Toyota Corolla 2004 and 2006 models, were recovered.
Opalola added that investigation revealed that one of the suspects, registered the stolen vehicles in his name and sold them in Port-Harcourt, Rivers, at the rate of N2.5 million each before they were recovered.
She said another suspect was apprehended on Saturday, at 4.00p.m, by officers of the anti-cultism squad in connection with the murder of one Segun Agbadayi.
The command’s spokesperson said that the suspect was reported to have killed the deceased following a transaction they did together in Ilesa.
Opalola said that investigation was still ongoing on the cases and when completed the suspects would be prosecuted.(NAN)
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