Kwara police arrest 14 suspects for murder, armed robbery

Date: 2023-10-19

Kwara State Police Commissioner, Victor Olaiya, on Wednesday, paraded 14 suspected criminals arrested for various offences in the State.

Five of the suspects were arrested for alleged armed robbery, while others were arrested for cult-related offences.

Parading the alleged criminals at the state police headquarters in Ilorin, Olaiya identified three of the robbery suspects who robbed a female at Egbejila in Ilorin, as Abdulsalam, Nurudeen Saka and Segun Tata.

The alleged robbery incident according to the CP, was reported by one Opadiran Yetunde (f) of Oke-Jia, Egbejila area of Ilorin, the state capital on 09/05/2023 at about 1600hours.

Opadiran reported that about four armed men invaded her residence at about 0115hours of 08/05/2023 and carted away iPhones and jewelries valued at N2m, forced her to transfer N1.5m to an account and drove away her White model Toyota Corolla car valued N6.672m.

Investigation into the case led to the recovery of the vehicle in Badagry, Lagos State and subsequent arrest of the trio.

The police commissioner disclosed that on interrogation, the three arrested suspects confessed to the crime and mentioned one Biodun Abolade Ojo, 'aka Abbey', Ibikunle Shola, 'aka Showboy' and Morufu Oyekanmi, all now at large as part of their members.

“Efforts to arrest them yielded no result, until on 15/10/2023, when eagle-eyed policemen on stop and search operation along Eiyekonrin/Ogbomoso highway intercepted Biodun Abolade and his cohorts in a commercial vehicle and when searched, two battle axes were found on them.

“During intensive interrogation, the three suspects confessed to be a syndicate coming from Ibadan and Osun State to commit series of robbery attacks, including robbing the earlier mentioned complainant, Opadiran at Egbejila area and others within and around Ilorin, snatching vehicles and other valuables,” the police commissioner added.

Two other alleged notorious armed robbery suspects, Jamiu Idowu Aje, 'aka Ijoba' and Shittu Sheriff, 'aka Abule' were also arrested.

The CP said they were arrested by a CID team in conjunction with members of the vigilante in Ilorin with one cut-to size English made double barrel gun, one expended cartridge and one blue-coloured unregistered Jincheng motorcycle.

“Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to a series of robbery operations, including the one that happened on 26/09/2023 at Isale-Koto of Ilorin, where one Afeez Babatunde was killed.

“The gang also escaped with three motorcycles they used in killing two rival cultists, Gafar and Tunde along the Gambari area of Ilorin metropolis,” he added.

Three other suspected cultists identified as Ahmed Umar, alias Hollybea', Tunde Olarewaju Usman and Kudus Ajao Okin were also arrested by police operatives of 'D' Police Division, Adewole, Ilorin.

Olaiya disclosed that one of the suspects, Tunde Olarewaju, confessed to being a member of Aiye confraternity and was responsible for the killing of three members of the Eiye cult group, namely Toheeb of Omoda area, Ilorin, KC of Soj street, Sawmill area of Ilorin, while the third victim was mauled down at Lanre-Gada area, Sobi Road, also in Ilorin metropolis.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Onilu     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Apaola     Ahmad Ali     Gbenga Adebayo     Omotoso     Mohammed Abduraheem     Congress For National Consensus     Towoju     Kwara State Pension Board     Turaki Of Ilorin     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Kwara University Of Education     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Aliyu Umar     Kwara Central     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Just Law Forum     Oko Erin     Tanke Road     Gbajabiamila     Shaaba Lafiagi     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Bola Tinubu     Hajj     MMWG     Kwara State Television     Mufutau Olatinwo     Tosho Yaqub     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Oko-Erin     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Amos Bajeh     NIRSAL     Hamid Bobboyi     Matthew Okedare     Yahaya Muhammad     Gbemi Saraki     Yusuf Arowosaye     IsDB     Offa Metropolitan Club     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Idris Garba     Minister     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     AbdulHamid Adi     Aro Yahaya     Lola Ashiru     Bankole Omishore     AGILE Programme     Egbewole     Baaziki Sulaiman     Alapansapa     Roheemat Hammed     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Sabi     Sulu Gambari     Suleiman Idris     Abdulkadir Orire     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Adekunle David Dunmade     Balogun-Ojomu     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Alabere     Muhammed Akanbi     Daud Adeshola     Ibrahim Gambari     Suleiman Mora Omar     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Ebola     Goodluck Jonathan     Cassava Growers\' Association    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

National Party Of Nigeria     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Yahaya Oloriegbe     TETFUND     Hausa     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Tope Daramola     Irepodun     Bukola Ajikobi     Student Learning Support Helpline     Femtech     Yakubu Shaaba     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Ibikunle Ogunleye     General Hospital, Offa     Omoniyi Ayinla     Hassanat Bello     Bature Bello     Gbenga Awoyale     Kayode Laro     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Olatunde Michaels     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Aisha Gobir     Ibrahim Bio     Ariyo     Lanre Olosunde     Adamu Atta     National Broadcasting Commission     Ishaq Salman     Hauwa Nuru     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Forgo Battery Company Limited     IDPU     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     COVID     Sodiya     Naira Redesign     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Bolaji Gambari     SUBEB     Sambo Murtala     JAAC     Kwara NIPR     Sunday Popo-Ola     Al-Adaby     20 Billion Bond     Reuben Paraje     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Ibrahim Labaika     CCB     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Seed Technologies     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Fatai Olodo     Ijakadi     Ayodele Shittu     Asa     Kassim Babamale     Egbewole     Saheed Alakoso     Tunji Moronfoye     Bankole Omishore     Kunle Okeowo     Ahmed Bayero     Yunus Oniboki     Bankole Omisore     Mufutau Olatinwo     Teachers Specific Allowance     Abdulrazaq Sanni     LEAH Charity Foundation     Saka Abimbola Isau     Senate