Police recover AK-47 from suspected gunrunner terrorising Oyo/Ogun border
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Oyo State Police command, on Monday, said that it has recovered an AK-47 rifle from a suspected gunrunner who has been terrorising some residents of Oyo and Ogun states.
The command, in a statement made available to DAILY POST Monday morning by its Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso said that the suspect who ran away into a bush was spotted by the operatives attached to the command’s monitoring unit while on aggressive stop and search duty.
He added that the suspect was spotted by the police operatives around 1630 hrs at Bakari, a border village between Oyo and Ogun states.
Ak-47, Other Items Recovered By Police From Suspected Gunnrunner On Oyo/Ogun Border
This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of Oyo State police command, Adewale Osifeso, on Monday in a statement made available to newsmen.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 03, 2021
The police in Oyo State have declared that the command recovered an AK-47 rifle and other weapons from a suspected gunrunner terrorising some residents of Oyo and Ogun states.
This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of Oyo State police command, Adewale Osifeso, on Monday in a statement made available to newsmen.
Osifeso said that the operatives attached to the Command s Monitoring Unit found the gunrunner while on their regular stop and search duty.
Ex-PDP secretary regains freedom after payment of ransom to kidnappers
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Ex-PDP secretary of Auyo Local Government in Jigawa State, Adamu Digitawa has regained his freedom after the payment of ransom.
A source close to the victim confirmed that he was released after paying the ransom of One Million Naira.
DAILY POST had reported that unknown persons kidnapped the former secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party at Aguza village after he paid for the ransom of his sister who was kidnapped weeks back.
The source also stated that the Ex-PDP secretary was released yesterday after the relatives paid One Million Naira, but his sister who was earlier abducted is yet to be released.
Oyo police operatives intercept AK-47 rifle from fleeing suspected gunrunner, foil planned operation Oyo police operatives intercept AK-47 rifle from fleeing suspected gunrunner, foil planned operation
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The proliferation of more arms by criminals was halted, on Sunday, by police operatives from Monitoring Unit in Oyo State Police Command, as they intercepted an AK-47 rifle from a suspected gunrunner at Bakatari Community, which shares boundary with Ogun State.
This was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, in a statement.
Tribune Online gathered the operatives, led by the Commander, CSP Olusola Aremu, moved the area on stop-and-search after intelligence gathering.
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Published 1 May 2021
A farmer in Ayete in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Oluwafemi Oyedepo, has recounted his nasty experience in kidnappers’ den where he spent four days.
City Round learnt that Oyedepo and his two partners were travelling to a farm around Felele village last Friday when some gunmen ambushed their van in the Konko area, Ibarapa.
His partners were said to have escaped but Oyedepo was not lucky as the abductors caught up with him and took him into the forest.
Oyedepo told our correspondent that the kidnappers initially demanded N100m ransom but eventually collected N600,000, adding that they tortured him before he was released on Tuesday.The incident was said to have been reported at the Ayete Police Division.