The Oyo state police command has apprehended some suspected armed robbers and a kidnapper terrorizing some parts of the state.
The arrested suspected kidnapper, Opeyemi Segun also known as omo-jesu wrote a letter to a private university in Oyo town, threatening to abduct three students if the school management fails to pay him 10 million naira.
While pararding the suspects, at the Oyo state police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, the Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso disclosed that the command intercepted the suspected criminals namely; Ibrahim Olusola, Ismaila Afeez, Ibrahim Isiaka, Tijani Habeeb, Wasiu Salawu, Opeyemi Segun and Ibrahim Balogun at different areas of the state.
Osifeso further listed items recovered from the suspects to include one double barrel locally made gun, one live catridge, one Mazda bus, and a Toyota Corolla car, adding that the culprits would be charged to court once the police are done with their investigations.
Fielding questions from newsmen, one of the suspects, Ibrahim Olusola confessed to the crime while the suspects accused of sending a threat letter to a private university in Oyo town denied the allegation.
Some of the witnesses who pleaded anonymity narrated their experiences on how the suspected criminals disrupted their activities and carted away some of their belongings.
They however appreciated the effort of the Oyo state police command for a quick investigation into the reported case.
