Police Nab Suspect After Ibadan Operation Recovers Weapon

(Police. Photo by Leadership News)

Men of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested one suspected criminal and recovered a locally made pistol and other illegal items.

The command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, made available to newsmen on Monday.

Ayanlade explained that the suspect was arrested on July 11 by officers operating in the Bodija area of Ibadan and is currently in police custody.

He said the police recovered one locally fabricated pistol and one live cartridge from the suspected criminal, alongside sachets of substances suspected to be tramadol and a passport photograph believed to belong to one of the suspects who fled the scene, adding that efforts were ongoing to arrest those still at large.

According to him, during the search, one of the suspects threw a small bag into a nearby drainage, while two others escaped the scene on a motorcycle.

The third suspect, identified as Hammed Lateef, was arrested.

A search of the discarded bag led to the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol, a live cartridge, sachets of substances suspected to be tramadol, and a passport photograph believed to belong to one of the fleeing suspects.